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2021-03-01

John Cockerill, Milrem Robotics to Develop Mobile Lethality Systems

An MoU recently signed between Milrem Robotics and John Cockerill Defense will commit the two companies to mutual development and technical coordination in the area of robotics; specifically, for the development of mobile lethality systems as they apply to robotic or unmanned ground vehicles.

The agreement concluded during IDEX 2021 is wider in scope than just providing for the firing of a lethality system from a robotic vehicle and involves the technologies that will allow the implementation of such systems into manned unit formations.

“We are excited to be mutually developing a vision for a wingman vehicle that adds to the combat capability, flexibility and firepower of conventional units. The Milrem Robotics /John Cockerill Defense team looks to be at the vanguard of the European Shared Defence Technologies,” said Kuldar Vaarsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics.

“The role of robotics will be to augment manned units and provide superior situational awareness, mobility and firepower. Robotic combat systems will help keep our troops from harm’s way. John Cockerill Defense is an exceptional lethality systems provider with clear understanding of new requirements arising from robotic platforms. Closer cooperation helps us jointly improve the efficiency of future robotic combat systems.”

Thierry Renaudin, President of John Cockerill Defense, said, “Milrem Robotics has shown to be fully committed to the unmanned ground vehicle concept, both for civilian and military use. A company with this laser focus gives us a glimpse into the future roles and missions of these technologies. I am excited to look around the corner at the future of armoured vehicles.”

John Cockerill and Milrem Robotics: Leaders in their Segments

Member of the bicentennial John Cockerill Group, John Cockerill Defense is the technological leader in multifunctional, high-effect turrets in the 25-120mm range for light and medium weight armoured vehicles.

John Cockerill Defense had attended IDEX this year displaying its new products which combine modularity, reliability and high performance, the Cockerill 1030 and the Cockerill CLWS. John Cockerill Defense also exhibited for the first time in the Middle East the Cockerill CPWS Generation 2.

In addition, John Cockerill Defense presented the Cockerill 3000 Series, delivered in several hundred units in the Middle East in recent years, the Cockerill Combat Boat 30mm and its range of simulators through its subsidiary Agueris.

Lightweight, precise, multi-mission and with high firepower, the Cockerill 1030 is the answer to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s armed forces. Its lightness (<1.5t with level 2 ballistic protection) and compactness (1.5m diameter at the vehicle interface) that can hold up to 200 cartridges, its two digital sighting systems, its high elevation (up to 70°) and its ability to integrate a wide range of accessories such as AT missiles and rockets make it the ideal weapon system for all vehicles and missions (APC, IFV, anti-UAV, amphibious).

The new Cockerill CLWS (Cockerill Light Weapon System) is a modular stabilised turret (Remote Weapon System) which is 100% remotely operated and is the perfect complement to light armoured vehicles (4x4, 6x6, etc.). In addition, John Cockerill Defense also presented the new Cockerill CPWS Gen.2.

Lightweight, remotely operated and equipped with a single hatch that can be positioned in four different modes (closed for protection, slightly open for “sniper” operations, monitoring in the raised position and fully open for emergency exits or maintenance), the Cockerill CPWS 2.0 is a modular turret that allows the integration of several weapons such as a 25x137mm (e.g. M242) or a 30x113mm (e.g. M230LF) completed by a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. During IDEX, the Cockerill CPWS Gen.2 was integrated into the Milrem Type-X vehicle, a precursor in the world of robotic armed vehicles.

Milrem Robotics is the leading European robotics and autonomous systems developer with offices in Estonia, Sweden, Finland and the Netherlands. The company’s flagship product, the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle, has been delivered to ten countries of which seven are NATO members, including France, Norway, the UK, and US.

Milrem Robotics recently launched the Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle, intended to support mechanised units. Milrem Robotics is also the leader of a consortium that was awarded contract from the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) to develop a European standardised unmanned ground system (UGS).

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