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French robotics firm passes key test for future combat unit
Vigilant Solution, the robotics division of the French small business MP-SEC, announced that its team took part in a new round of trials last week for Pendragon, a French military program working to build the country’s first Robotic Combat Unit, known in French as the Unité Robotique de Combat, or URC. The French Army launched []
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BRICS News
· Jul 4, 2026
JUST IN: 🇫🇷 France is testing an experimental combat robot unit designed to replace troops and [...]
JUST IN: France is testing an experimental combat robot unit designed to replace troops and coordinate with drones.@BRICSNews
Intel Slava
· Jul 5, 2026
🇫🇷⚡️ — The French army, as part of the Pendragon program launched in March 2025, is creating [...]
— The French army, as part of the Pendragon program launched in March 2025, is creating the first robotic combat unit with artificial intelligence, which is expected to be ready by the summer of 2027, writes Boursorama.According to the portal, the unit will include about 15 ground robots and 60 drones for fully autonomous missions.The robot unit will be led by a captain, who will set offensive, defensive, or zone control tasks for the AI.@Intelslava
Defence Blog
· Jul 6, 2026
South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise
A South Korean Marine unit sent a robot on four legs walking point ahead of its own troops during a live combat exercise last week, a small but telling sign of how the country’s military is trying to solve a problem that has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with demographics. The []
Ars Technica
· Jun 26, 2026
South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors"
Half-million strong military will train on drones as “universal combat tool.”
Euromaidan Press
· Jun 25, 2026
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1583: Russia bombs Ukraine’s grain ports ahead of harvest
Ukraine's new AI defense center is steering drones onto targets in their final seconds of flight, part of a broader push to build an autonomous military that can outpace Russian jamming.
Radio New Zealand
· Jul 8, 2026
Uncertainty over NZDF drone directives despite Kiwi troops helping blow them up in Australia
And the Defence Force is about to head to the US for more drone war-games.
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Related coverage for "French robotics firm passes key test for future combat unit": BRICS News — JUST IN: 🇫🇷 France is testing an experimental combat robot unit designed to replace troops and [...]. Intel Slava — 🇫🇷⚡️ — The French army, as part of the Pendragon program launched in March 2025, is creating [...]. Defence Blog — South Korean Marines evaluate robots in combat exercise. Ars Technica — South Korea plans to train entire military as "drone warriors". Euromaidan Press — Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1583: Russia bombs Ukraine’s grain ports ahead of harvest. Radio New Zealand — Uncertainty over NZDF drone directives despite Kiwi troops helping blow them up in Australia