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Nerekhta
Photo: Ministerstwo Obrony Rossijskoj Federazii (Министерство обороны Российской Федерации / Ministry of Defence of the Russian, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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V.A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) · military or security robot

Nerekhta

A modular tracked robot with transport, reconnaissance and combat configurations, tested by Russia's defence ministry from about 2017.

Price
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Height
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Weight
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Payload
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Speed
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Battery
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Why it matters

A prototype machine from V.A. Degtyarev Plant with the Advanced Research Foundation.

Real-world use

Russian Ministry of Defence (tests at Alabino, summer 2017)

Timeline

First shown
2017-12
Released
2021
Russian officials announce plans to adopt it

Maker

V.A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD)Company · founded 1916 · Kovrov, Russia

Part of Rostec group

Public attention

How much public attention Nerekhta gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Tracks
How it runs
Remote-controlled. An operator controls it remotely from a distance, including its reconnaissance and weapon functions.
Other details
Modular platform in transport, artillery-reconnaissance and combat versions; combat version carries machine guns or an automatic grenade launcher (as published)

From the maker

Nerekhta is the only machine from V.A. Degtyarev Plant with the Advanced Research Foundation in the atlas.

Watch Nerekhta

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Where it is sold or used
Kovrov, Russia (Degtyarev Plant)
Customers and pilots
Russian Ministry of Defence (tests at Alabino, summer 2017)

News

The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. Nerekhta in MoD testing

    Russia's Advanced Research Foundation said Nerekhta was being tested by the defence ministry and meeting its stated characteristics.

    Interfax
  2. Russia plans to adopt Nerekhta

    Russian officials said they planned to adopt the modular Nerekhta robot after summer 2017 trials at Alabino.

    The Firearm Blog

Sources

Figures come from press coverage. Every link below backs something on this page.

The Firearm Blog Russia to Adopt the NEREKHTA Unmanned Ground Vehicle Interfax Interfax top stories, 16 May 2019 V. A. Degtyarev Plant Nerekhta robotic platform — Degtyaryovets No. 12 raksha-anirveda.com Nerekhta: how it is operated Interfax Nerekhta testing

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