Top 16 Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle startups

Jul 24, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky

These companies and startups focus on creating UGVs for reconnaissance, surveillance, logistics support and combat.
1
Country: USA | Funding: $1.7B
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems supplied to organizations and defense.
2
Country: USA | Funding: $1.5B
Applied Intuition develops autonomous vehicles like tanks and other large machinery for US Army.
3
Country: Germany | Funding: $1.1B
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
4
Country: USA | Funding: $319.9M
Kodiak Robotics is developing autonomous technology that helps US Army automate future ground vehicles to conduct high-risk missions like reconnaissance and surveillance.
5
Country: Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries develops and manufactures military and commercial aerospace and defense systems.
6
Country: South Korea
Hanwha Defense provides total defense solutions ranging from artillery systems, armored vehicles, air defense and unmanned ground systems.
7
Country: USA | Funding: $62M
Roboteam is a provider of designs, develops, and manufactures unmanned platforms. It is a throwable robotic platform with detection and tactical surveillance capabilities.
8
Country: USA | Funding: $42M
Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
9
Country: Turkey
OTOKAR is a manufacturing company that offers military vehicles.
10
Country: USA | Funding: $15M
Scout AI Building the robotic foundation model for defense.
11
Country: Ukraine
TEMERLAND develops unmanned robotic complexes and platforms, modernize vehicles into unmanned ground complexes.
12
Country: Ukraine
Roboneers is a developer of unmanned robotic systems for the military sector. It offers Ironclad, an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designed to solve combat tasks
13
Country: Estonia
Milrem Robotics is an Estonian company specialising in the manufacture of unmanned ground vehicles.
14
Country: USA
Ground swarm robotics for industry and defense.
15
Country: Ukraine
UkrPrototyp is a team of talented and purposeful specialists engaged in the development of unique vehicles that can be used for many tasks
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Editor: Bruce Makowsky
Bruce Makowsky has covered military, cyber and IT news since 2009, with a focus on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations, acquisition programs and budgets. In particular he worked for Inside Defense. Bruce holds a Master of Science degree in journalism from Boston University. Bruce is also an award-winning photographer, renowned for his captivating images that have earned him numerous accolades and widespread recognition in the photography community. You can contact Bruce at makowsky(at)militarystartups(dot)com