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Army Starts Integrating Autonomy Software On RCV Prototypes, Details Testing Schedule

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

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Army Starts Integrating Autonomy Software On RCV Prototypes, Details Testing Schedule

Robotic Combat Vehicle Phase 1 experiment at Fort Carson in Colorado. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army has started integrating its autonomy software on its prototype light and medium Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCV), with both platforms set to undergo testing in the coming months ahead of a major operational experiment in 2022. Alfred Grein, acting director of the Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center, said the service has now received all four RCV-Light (RCV-L) prototypes, built by Qinetiq and Pratt Miller, and will have all four RCV-Medium (RCV-M), developed by a Textron Systems [TXT] team, in…

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