XM1219 armed robotic vehicle explained

XM1219 armed robotic vehicle
Origin:	United States
Type:	Armed robotic vehicle
Is Vehicle:	yes
Service:	Cancelled with rest of FCS program
Manufacturer:	Lockheed Martin Corporation / The Boeing Company
Weight:	2.5ST
Primary Armament:	Line-of-sight gun
Secondary Armament:	Anti tank weapons
Engine:	6x6 in-hub electric motors
Engine Power:	Diesel-electric
Guidance:	Robotic / command control

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.

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 1m (03feet) step.
• Cross a 1m (03feet) gap.
• Traverse side slopes of 40 percent.
• Ford water obstacles over 0.5m (01.6feet).
• Cross obstacles as high as 0.5m (01.6feet).

Variants

Assault

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

See also

• • • • MGM-166 LOSAT, a canceled U.S. Army line-of-sight missile
• Mobile Protected Firepower, an ongoing U.S. Army light tank acquisition program
• XM1202 mounted combat system, a U.S. Army Future Combat Systems 20-ton tank canceled in 2011
• M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle, a Stryker tank destroyer variant

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090806000823/http://www.bctmod.army.mil/
• Lockheed Martin: ARV-A-L

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