Top 16 Military Unmanned Ground Vehicle startups
Jul 24, 2025 | By Bruce Makowsky | 22 |
These companies and startups focus on creating UGVs for reconnaissance, surveillance, logistics support and combat.
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Country: USA | Funding: $1.7B
AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports a portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems supplied to organizations and defense.
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.
Applied Intuition develops autonomous vehicles like tanks and other large machinery for US Army.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $1.1B
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
Rheinmetall manufactures battle tanks (Leopard, Panther), unmanned ground vehicles, complex air defence systems, advanced military surveillance systems.
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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.
Kodiak Robotics is developing autonomous technology that helps US Army automate future ground vehicles to conduct high-risk missions like reconnaissance and surveillance.
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Country: Israel
Israel Aerospace Industries develops and manufactures military and commercial aerospace and defense systems.
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.
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.
Roboteam is a provider of designs, develops, and manufactures unmanned platforms. It is a throwable robotic platform with detection and tactical surveillance capabilities.
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Country: USA | Funding: $42M
Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
Overland AI is a manufacturer and developer of autonomous navigation for off-road autonomous vehicles.
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Country: Ukraine
TEMERLAND develops unmanned robotic complexes and platforms, modernize vehicles into unmanned ground complexes.
TEMERLAND develops unmanned robotic complexes and platforms, modernize vehicles into unmanned ground complexes.
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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
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
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Country: Estonia
Milrem Robotics is an Estonian company specialising in the manufacture of unmanned ground vehicles.
Milrem Robotics is an Estonian company specialising in the manufacture of unmanned ground vehicles.
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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
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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