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Mission Master XT
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In serviceCanadaSupervised

Rheinmetall Canada (Rheinmetall Group) · military or security robot

Mission Master XT

A larger diesel-hybrid version of Mission Master that carries a tonne, can swim, and can be driven by a person if needed.

Price
—Not published
Height
—Not published
Weight
2217 kgHeavier than 80%
Payload
1000 kgCarries more than 67%
Speed
40.0 km/hFaster than 77%
Battery
—Not published

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Why it matters

Mission Master XT is on the market today.

Real-world use

No customers or deployments reported yet.

Timeline

First shown
2021-06-17
Released
2021
Unveiled by Rheinmetall (EDR report 17 June; ESD 18 June)

How it stacks up

Against other military & security that publish the figure. Pick a measure.

Not published by the maker: height, joints, battery, price.

Public attention

How much public attention Mission Master XT 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
Wheeled base
How it runs
Supervised. It can follow troops, drive waypoints or be remote-controlled, and can also be driven by a person; weapons need a human to fire.
Actuators & motors
Diesel 4x4 (Zeal Motor Fat Truck base): 67 hp Caterpillar C2.2 turbodiesel with hydrostatic drive to each wheel, skid-steer zero-radius turns, 40 km/h; amphibious at full load
Sensors & vision
3D lidar for obstacle avoidance and tracking plus two radars for snow, rain, dust and fog
Battery & power
Lithium-ion batteries for about six hours of silent watch; 70-litre fuel tank gives about 750 km range
Materials & build
Armour elements protect vital components; 2.2 t empty, about 3.2 t loaded; low-pressure tyres with central tyre inflation
AI & software
Rheinmetall PATH autonomy kit (obstacle avoidance, sensor fusion, mapping, mission planning); tablet control, follow-me and waypoint modes; optionally crewed
Other details
1,000 kg payload; cargo module first, with weapon, reconnaissance, UAS-launch and counter-drone modules planned; air-transportable by CH-47/CH-53 or C-130

Lineage

Every Rheinmetall Canada (Rheinmetall Group) machine in order.

  1. Mission Master SPMission Master SP2018In service
  2. Mission Master XTMission Master XT2021In service

Watch Mission Master XT

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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
Built
Series production expected from mid-2021 (maker statement reported by ESD)
Where it is sold or used
Rheinmetall Canada, Canada

News

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

  1. Rheinmetall unveils the diesel Mission Master XT

    ESD reported the new cargo UGV carries a tonne, can be driven manually or autonomously and was weeks from series production.

    European Security & Defence
  2. Mission Master XT details

    EDR detailed the XT's Caterpillar diesel, lidar and radar sensors and planned modules.

    European Defence Review

Sources

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

European Security & Defence Mission Master XT unveiled EDR Magazine Rheinmetall unveils its Mission Master XT rheinmetall.com Mission Master SP: how it is operated

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