Hanwha Aerospace will partner with European unmanned systems specialist Milrem Robotics for Romania's unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) program. The plan is to expand its Europe portfolio, which has focused on firepower systems, into unmanned systems and secure differentiated competitiveness in the future ground warfare market.

Hanwha Aerospace said on the 14th (local time) that it signed a cooperation agreement for joint participation in a UGV program with unmanned systems specialist Milrem Robotics and Hanwha Aerospace Romania (HARO) at the international defense exhibition "BSDA 2026" held in Bucharest, Romania.

At the international defense exhibition BSDA 2026 in Bucharest, Romania, on the 14th (local time), Park Byung-ho, head of the LS4 Program at Hanwha Aerospace (from left), Kuldar Väärsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics, Lim Kyung-uk, head of the Hanwha Aerospace Romania branch, and Viorel Minole, president of the Romanian Defense Industry Association, pose for a commemorative photo. /Courtesy of Hanwha Aerospace

Amid rising demand for multipurpose unmanned systems among European and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states following recent changes in Europe's security environment, Romania is also pushing to introduce next-generation UGVs.

The two companies are jointly developing a tracked UGV larger than the platforms they currently have. Hanwha Aerospace has wheeled UGV platforms such as the independently developed Arion-SMET and GRUNT. Milrem Robotics' tracked UGV platform THeMIS has been recognized in the global market for its excellent off-road mobility proven in combat, hybrid propulsion system, and ability to integrate diverse mission equipment.

Using this partnership as a starting point, Hanwha Aerospace plans to establish a local production and supply system in Romania for next-generation unmanned solutions and later expand its unmanned systems business into the European market.

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