Uncrewed Ground Vehicle | Photo: Harbinger
American Rheinmetall and Harbinger have announced a partnership aimed at developing and fielding a family of robotic and Uncrewed Ground Vehicles (UGVs) to support U.S. Department of War modernization efforts. The agreement combines American Rheinmetall’s experience in vehicle integration and mission systems with Harbinger’s hybrid-electric vehicle platform.
According to the companies, the partnership will focus on current and future programs involving commercial-derived hybrid-electric and drive-by-wire vehicle systems intended for combat, logistics, and sustainment roles.
Initial areas of work include autonomous tactical wheeled vehicles, contested logistics resupply missions, and robotic platforms intended to support U.S. Army autonomy and manned-unmanned teaming requirements.
Matthew Warnick, Chief Executive Officer of American Rheinmetall, said, “Harbinger’s drive-by-wire, hybrid-electric platform is one of the most autonomy-ready commercial chassis ever built in the United States, and combined with American Rheinmetall’s deep experience integrating mission systems for the Army, gives the DoW an attritable, sovereign, and rapidly scalable option, engineered here, built here, and ready to fight.”
American Rheinmetall said it will contribute combat vehicle integration capabilities, modular architecture development, and mission kit interfaces. The company also maintains an industrial footprint supporting U.S. ground combat vehicle programs.
Harbinger’s platform uses a scalable battery architecture and a hybrid powertrain system designed to extend operating range. According to the company, the platform combines an electric chassis with a gasoline-powered range extender that recharges batteries during operations.
John Harris, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Harbinger, said, “Partnering with American Rheinmetall, one of the most capable ground systems integrators serving the DoW, allows us to bring our autonomy-ready platform at a price point that makes true attritable mass possible.”
The companies said joint demonstrations are expected to begin this summer, with plans to pursue prototyping opportunities and additional programs.
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