Ukrainian Armor (part of NAUDI) needed less than two months to integrate the Tavria-12.7 combat module with Browning M2 machine gun onto the Protector unmanned ground vehicle we’re talking about the cycle from engineering design to practical implementation of the idea, as the company reports.
Ukrainian Armor emphasizes that they created the combat variant of UGV Protector according to Ukrainian military request, Business Insider writes citing company representatives.
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It's stated that Protector has already passed the codification process testing of this unmanned ground vehicle is completed, and in the near future the combat variant should be deployed directly on the front line.
The publication notes that the company declined to disclose the cost of Protector UGV with Tavria combat module. Defense Express notes that according to open data from the Brave 1 Market platform, Protector's cost is 4.11 million hryvnias (approximately $97,000), however, without configuration details.
At the same time, it's claimed that UGV Protector production rates (probably in combat version) will be 50 units per month.
Recall that the Protector unmanned ground vehicle was first presented in September 2024 at the MSPO exhibition in Poland, while the combat variant with Tavria module was first shown in November this year.
Protector UGV can transport cargo weighing up to 700 kg (full weight 4 tons), as well as tow a trailer. Communication range in open terrain is up to 12 km, in rough terrain up to 7 km, theres a Starlink terminal. Range 400-500 km.
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