Miloš (; sr-Cyrl, Милош), also called Little Miloš (; ), is an
unmanned ground vehicle
An unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) also known colloquially as armored robot (ARB) is a vehicle that operates while in contact with the ground without an onboard human presence. UGVs can be used for many applications where it is inconvenient, dan ...
(UGV) developed by the
Military Technical Institute
Military Technical Institute (; abbr. ) is a Serbian weapons and aircraft design institute, headquartered in Belgrade, and governed by the Ministry of Defence (Serbia), Serbian Ministry of Defence. It is a top-level military scientific research ...
, following the development of the unmanned ground vehicle Milica in 2009. UGV Miloš is in serial production and its first customer is the Serbian Armed Forces.
Overview
In 2009, the Military Technical Institute presented its first battle UGV,
Milica. Continuous development lead to a new UGV named Miloš. Miloš has improved autonomy and a smaller remote-control station that can be carried and operated by a single soldier. The UGV can fit into a small trailer and can be carried by smaller 4x4 military vehicles or in numbers on larger vehicles to the deployment zone. For surveillance and detection it uses a thermal camera, a day and night camera, and a laser ranger. It has one or two weapons attached to its turret. Maximum total weight is around or of cargo. Two day/night cameras are installed on the front and back for driving. It can recognize a friendly soldier using a
charge coupled device at a range of up to a , and has a thermal camera that enables recognition at up to . Included as part of the equipment is a laser rangefinder with a range of up to .
It was presented to the public at the 2017 Partner military fair in Belgrade.
Versions
There are several versions of Little Miloš:
* Armed
* Transport
*
Medical evacuation
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Operators
- 15+ in service in the
72nd Brigade for Special Operations of the
Serbian Armed Forces
The Serbian Armed Forces () is the military of Serbia.
The President of the Republic acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government through the Ministry of Defence. The h ...
, more on order
Potential operators
After the 2018 UMEX fair, the UAE requested to test UGV
Miloš
Miloš, Milos, Miłosz or spelling variations thereof is a mainly male Slavic given name and a surname. It may refer to:
Given name
Sportsmen
* Miłosz Bernatajtys, Polish rower
* Miloš Bogunović, Serbian footballer
* Miloš Budaković, ...
for their armed forces.
See also
*
Foster-Miller TALON
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References
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Military Technical Institute Belgrade
Unmanned ground combat vehicles
Military vehicles introduced in the 2020s