US Marines buy two Ripsaw M3 unmanned ground vehicles to test ground robotics

TechnologyInternationalInfodefensaNov 14, 2026, 12:06 AMAI summary

The United States Marine Corps ordered two Ripsaw M3 unmanned ground vehicles from Textron Systems and its subsidiary Howe & Howe. The platforms will go to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, where they will serve as test beds for integrating sensors and payloads and defining future operational requirements. The contract, announced by Textron on November 5, does not currently imply a mass fielding to Marine units. The company did not disclose the value of the agreement.

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Textron Systems and Howe & Howe will deliver two Ripsaw M3 UGVs to the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia.
The vehicles will be used as test beds for sensors, payloads and employment concepts, and to shape requirements for future ground robotics programs.
The Ripsaw M3 has an open, modular architecture, more than 2,268 kg of payload capacity and speeds above 48 km/h, according to the manufacturer.

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