XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle

XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle
XM1219 ARV-Assault-Light (ARV-A-L) MULE Vehicle
Type	Armed Robotic Vehicle
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	Cancelled with rest of FCS program
Production history
Manufacturer	Lockheed Martin Corporation / The Boeing Company
Specifications
Weight	2.5 short tons (2.3 t)
Main armament	Line-of-sight gun
Secondary armament	Anti tank weapons
Engine	6x6 in-hub electric motors Diesel-electric
Guidance system	Robotic / command control

The Armed Robotic Vehicle (ARV) variant of the MULE - Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army

The XM1219 Armed Robotic Vehicle was an unmanned ground combat vehicle based on the MULE Platform. The ARV-A-L MULE Vehicle (XM1219) would feature integrated anti-tank and anti-personnel and reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA) systems remotely operated by network linked soldiers. The Armed robotic vehicle was canceled in July 2011 over mobility concerns.^[1]

Design

• The MULE platform is controlled by a modified Xbox 360 controller for ease of training recruits familiar with console controllers.

Mobility

• Transportable inside a C-130 Hercules and CH-47 Chinook.
• Transportable, slung under a UH-60 Black Hawk.
• Climb more than a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) step.
• Cross a 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) gap.
• Traverse side slopes of 40 percent.
• Ford water obstacles over 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).
• Cross obstacles as high as 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in).

Variants

Assault

The only production variant of this vehicle was the Assault Light (ARV-A-L).

Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition

The Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition or (RSTA) was likely canceled at some point.

See also

• List of U.S. military vehicles by model number

References

• Lockheed Martin: ARV-A-L

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.

• Future Weapons and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qDo6ehxKds&feature=related 5:30 into video.