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Rheinmetall, HDT To Build Prototypes For Next Version Of Army’s Cargo-Carrying Robots

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Rheinmetall, HDT To Build Prototypes For Next Version Of Army’s Cargo-Carrying Robots
American Rheinmetall Vehicles' S-MET Inc. II offering

The Army has selected American Rheinmetall Vehicles and HDT Expeditionary Systems to build prototypes for its Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) Increment II program, the next iteration of its cargo-carrying ground robots. The two firms received a combined $22 million in deals to each deliver eight S-MET Inc. II prototypes for testing, with the Army noting it plans to award a production contract in late fiscal year 2027 that could potentially cover more than 2,000 systems. “S-MET Increment II addresses…

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