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The Düsseldorf-based armaments and automotive group Rheinmetall is supplying automated reconnaissance systems to the Ukraine on behalf of the German government.As the company continues in a statement, these are used in particular to monitor sections of the site with as few personnel as possible. Rheinmetall is cooperating with the Estonian company DefSecIntel on the project. The SurveilSPIRE reconnaissance systems include mobile surveillance towers with day and night vision camera equipment, autopilot mini drones and a guidance system. The scope of supply also included transport vehicles. According to Rheinmetall, the order value is in the double-digit million euro range. Deliveries have already started.

A SurveilSPIRE trailer with a surveillance mast installed. Rheinmetall supports the Estonian company DefSecIntel in delivering the system to Ukraine. (Image credit: DefSecIntel)

According to the announcement, the mobile surveillance towers SurveilSPIRE from the Estonian manufacturer DefSecIntel are loaded onto trailers. The construction required only three people, the operation is automated. The system has radio links (4G and Starlink) for video transmission to a mobile headquarters. According to Rheinmetall, solar cells enable sustainable operation without power cables or dependence on operating materials. The system uses autopilot-controlled reconnaissance drones that can carry out patrol or mission flights.

Rheinmetall ist bereits im Rahmen mehrerer Aktivitäten in die Unterstützung der Ukraine eingebunden. So liefert das Rheinmetall-Tochterunternehmen Zeppelin Mobile Systeme GmbH mit Unterstützung der Bundesregierung im Jahr 2023 ein schlüsselfertiges Feldhospital. Ebenso erhält die Ukraine 26 fabrikneue hochmobile Wechsellader-Fahrzeuge auf HX-Basis und weitere Rüstungsgüter, um sich gegen den russischen Angriff zu verteidigen.

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