Milrem Robotics
{{Short description|Company based in Estonia}}
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| founded = 2013
| founder = Kuldar Väärsi
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| parent = EDGE Group
| website = {{URL|https://milremrobotics.com/}}
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Milrem Robotics is a United Arab Emirates–Estonian robotic vehicle manufacturer. Their primary products are the THeMIS UGV, the Multiscope UGV and a robotic combat vehicle designated as the Type-X.
The company runs subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, Poland and the US.
In February 2023 the EDGE group located in the UAE{{Cite web |title=BTI 2022: United Arab Emirates |url=https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-dashboard?isocode=ARE&cHash=98c3237aa3b3bd62d4a082e9b709a514 |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=BTI 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404121251/https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-dashboard?isocode=ARE&cHash=98c3237aa3b3bd62d4a082e9b709a514 |url-status=live }} bought a majority share of the company.
Leadership
Kuldar Väärsi is founder and CEO of Milrem Robotics.
History
Milrem Robotics was established in 2013. Development on the first unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) began late 2014. The first UGV (THeMIS) was introduced at DSEI 2015 in London. An upgraded THeMIS was introduced at the 2019 Defence and Security Equipment International conference.{{cite web |last1=Tadjdeh |first1=Yasmin |title=NEWS FROM DSEI: Estonia’s Milrem Robotics Debuts Upgraded Ground Robot |url=https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/9/13/estonias-milrem-robotics-debuts-upgraded-ground-robot |website=www.nationaldefensemagazine.org |publisher=National Defense Magazine |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=1 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001192704/https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/9/13/estonias-milrem-robotics-debuts-upgraded-ground-robot |url-status=live }}
In 2019 the Estonian Defence Forces deployed the THeMIS UGV to a combat zone, Mali, for the first time as part of a French led counter-terrorism Operation Barkhane.{{cite web |title=Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGV completes first deployment in Mali proving its effectiveness and reliability |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/milrem-robotics-themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali-proving-its-effectiveness-and-reliability |website=www.edrmagazine.eu |publisher=European Defense Review |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021040656/https://www.edrmagazine.eu/milrem-robotics-themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali-proving-its-effectiveness-and-reliability |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Helfrich |first1=Emma |url=http://mil-embedded.com/news/themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali/ |title=THeMIS UGV completes first deployment in Mali |website=mil-embedded.com |publisher=Military Embedded Systems |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=31 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531115359/http://mil-embedded.com/news/themis-ugv-completes-first-deployment-in-mali/ |url-status=live }}
In December 2023, after testing the system through Ukraine's Brave1 innovation system, Milrem signed an agreement with the Ukrainian Defense Industry to start development and production of robotic defense systems.{{Cite web |last=Tambur |first=Silver |date=2023-12-14 |title=Estonia’s Milrem to develop robotic systems with the Ukrainian defence industry |url=https://estonianworld.com/technology/estonias-milrem-to-develop-robotic-systems-with-the-ukrainian-defence-industry/ |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Estonian World |language=en-GB}}
Product lines
=THeMIS=
{{multiple image
| image1 = THeMIS 5th generation UGV.jpg
| caption1 = THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle produced by Milrem Robotics
| image2 = Multiscope Rescue.jpg
| caption2 = Multiscope Rescue with the Hydra firefighting payload from InnoVfoam
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{{main article|THeMIS}}
The THeMIS is a medium-sized military UGV intended to provide support for dismounted troops by serving as a transport platform, remote weapon station, IED detection and disposal unit etc. The vehicle’s open architecture gives it multi-missions capability. The THeMIS has been integrated with a number of weapons and weapons systems including the FGM-148 Javelin,{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Joe |title=Lockheed-Raytheon’s deadlier F-Model Javelin anti-tank missile rolls into production |url=https://www.defensenews.com/2020/05/06/deadlier-f-model-javelin-antitank-missile-rolls-into-production/ |website=www.defensenews.com |publisher=Defense News |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200507074052/https://www.defensenews.com/2020/05/06/deadlier-f-model-javelin-antitank-missile-rolls-into-production/ |url-status=live }} deFNder Medium, PROTECTOR RWS, IMPACT and Brimstone anti-tank system.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-09-25 |title=Milrem Robotics and Clavister to Collaborate on Cyber Protection of Unmanned Military Vehicles - MilitaryLeak.COM |url=https://militaryleak.com/2023/09/25/milrem-robotics-and-clavister-to-collaborate-on-cyber-protection-of-unmanned-military-vehicles/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=militaryleak.com |language=en-US}}
==Multiscope==
=Type-X=
{{main article|Type-X (unmanned ground vehicle)}}
The Type-X is an in-development 12-tonne class UGV.{{cite web |last1=Ruuda |first1=Lennart |title=Estonian company developing new military robot |url=https://news.postimees.ee/6943018/estonian-company-developing-new-military-robot |website=news.postimees.ee |publisher=Post Times Estonia |accessdate=26 May 2020 |archive-date=9 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200409045402/https://news.postimees.ee/6943018/estonian-company-developing-new-military-robot |url-status=live }}