American Rheinmetall and US industrial manufacturer Harbinger have formed a partnership to develop and field a family of robotic and uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) in support of US Department of War (DoW) modernisation initiatives, Rheinmetall announced on 27 May 2026.

The teaming pairs American Rheinmetall’s combat-proven vehicle integration, mission systems and modular architecture development with Harbinger’s commercially based, autonomy-ready hybrid vehicle platform “to deliver affordable, scalable robotic solutions that can be fielded at the pace of relevance”, Rheinmetall noted.

Under the agreement the companies will jointly pursue current and emerging DoW programmes where commercial-derived, hybrid-electric and fully drive-by-wire architectures can accelerate the delivery of robotic combat, logistics and sustainment capabilities.

You can read the press release here.