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Textron Ripsaw M3

A tracked, hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle developed by Textron Systems with Howe & Howe and Teledyne FLIR, exported to Sweden in December 2025 after the US Army's RCV-L award was cancelled.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-08-18

km/h

2,268

kg payload

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

US ITAR-controlled

Export needs U.S. State Dept (DDTC) approval; end-use & re-transfer restrictions apply.

Channel: Foreign Military Sales (FMS) or Direct Commercial Sale

Development status

Operator data not public

Status: announced.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Overview

The Textron Ripsaw M3 is a tracked, hybrid-electric unmanned ground vehicle developed by Textron Systems in partnership with Howe & Howe Inc. (a Textron Systems subsidiary) and Teledyne FLIR. Textron's own published figure puts combat weight at 6,350 kg (14,000 lb), a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,713 kg, with a 1.22 m deck height and roughly 10 kW of exportable power for onboard payloads; a conflicting trade-press figure from C4ISRNET cites 13,000 lb, and Textron's own published figure is preferred here. The US Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light (RCV-L) program, for which Ripsaw M3 was a contender, was cancelled in May 2025. Despite that, Textron announced an export sale of the Ripsaw M3 to Sweden in December 2025, making Sweden the platform's first confirmed export customer.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Max speed Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.	48 km/h Stronger than 58% of UGVs

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	5.23 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	2.03 m
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.	6,350 kg
Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.	0
Cargo payload Maximum cargo the transport can carry. Higher means more lift per sortie. On an unmanned ground vehicle, this is the maximum mission payload the platform carries, including a weapon station.	2,268 kg Stronger than 66% of UGVs

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Hybrid-electric

Autonomy & control

How the platform moves, how much it does without an operator, and how far the control link reaches.

Autonomy & control specifications
Locomotion How the platform moves: tracked, wheeled or legged. Tracks suit soft ground and heavy payloads, wheels favor road speed and range, legs handle stairs and rubble. Not a ranking, a trade-off.	Tracked
Autonomy level How much the platform does without an operator, as the manufacturer describes it. Vendors do not use a common standard, so this is a coarse editorial bucket, not a certified rating.	Semi-autonomous

Specifications compiled from public Textron Systems and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-08-18.

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