ARX Robotics UK has deployed eight GEREON unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) through extreme desert conditions during the US Army-led Project Convergence-Capstone 6.
Operating continuously for six days at Fort Irwin in California’s Mojave Desert, the robotic platforms executed scouting, electronic warfare, counter-unmanned aerial system, logistics, and emergency transport missions alongside British troops.
The exercise exposed the medium-sized UGVs to harsh temperatures, dust, and complex terrain while testing their ability to remain operational with minimal human intervention.
Throughout the event, the GEREON vehicles carried payloads from L3Harris and MyDefence while feeding real-time targeting and surveillance data across allied networks.
Engineers also tested field-recharging methods using mobile power units to keep the battery-powered UGVs operating over extended distances.
“It is great to see ARX Robotics being put through its paces in one of the world’s most demanding training scenarios, both geographically and under highly technology-contested conditions,” said Col. Jim Howard, commander of the British Army’s Experimentation and Trials Group.
‘Important Step’
ARX said the Mojave trials support the British Army’s strategy to shift toward a mix of manned and autonomous combat assets.
“Project Convergence-Capstone 6 demonstrated that our systems are ready to operate at scale as part of a wider allied force, rather than as standalone technology,” said David Roberts, CEO of ARX Robotics UK.
“This is an important step in ARX’s growing activity in the United States. It showed that our common, software-defined platform can be deployed across multiple missions, integrated rapidly with partner technologies and connected into allied operational networks.”
