Hanwha Defense Arion SMET UGV

Overview:

Arion-SMET is an Unmanned Ground Vehicle, with the abbreviation Arion-SMET standing for Autonomous and Robotic systems for Intelligence Off-road Navigation – Small Multi-purpose Equipment Transport unmanned groun. The 66 multifunctional UGV used in the 2-ton vehicle was developed in 2019 as part of a civil-military joint research and development effort overseen by Hanwha Defense in South Korea. The Arion-SMET was designed primarily to support infantry missions including close combat support, remote-controlled or autonomous reconnaissance and surveillance, the evacuation of wounded soldiers, and the carrying of ammunition and weaponry. The vehicle was built with versatility in mind to support a range of missions. Autonomous off-road navigation, tethering devices to track a soldier or vehicle, autonomous homing for communication failures, and software to enable MUM-T operations are some of the major technologies of the ARION-SMET.^[1]The Defence Post, ‘US Army to field test South Korean unmanned mini-tank’, https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/10/19/hanwha-us-autonomous-vehicle-test/?expand_article=1

Autonomy:

AI-based object recognition, autonomous off-road navigation, software for supporting manned and unmanned teaming (MUM-T) operations. The vehicle is armed with a Deep Neural Network (DNN)-based remote-controlled weapons station (RCWS), which can detect/ track enemy soldiers, localize the source of gunfire and fire back in the direction gunfire is coming from.^[2]European Defence Review, ‘Hanwha Defense: Arion-SMET UGV handpicked for US Army’s field tests’, … Continue reading