The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Rheinmetall: 1 model, 14 deployments across 6 regions. 1 source back the record.
CategoryDefense UGV
Overview
Rheinmetall is a Dusseldorf-based German defense and automotive group developing the Mission Master family of Autonomous Uncrewed Ground Systems (A-UGS). The Mission Master SP is a fully electric, compact UGV designed for forward and last-mile resupply, casualty evacuation, and reconnaissance missions. Rheinmetall was awarded a multimillion-dollar contract by the Japanese Ministry of Defence to supply a fleet of autonomous UGVs, and the Mission Master is in active use with military forces.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 14 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Robot
Products
Division
Customers
Product
Japan contract
Type
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Rheinmetall has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Anduril Industries1× joint8 total
- 2Leonardo1× joint3 total
- 3Lockheed Martin1× joint5 total
Most recent
Rheinmetall on the deployment map
View the global map14 verified deployments across 6 regions, newest verified Nov 2025. Explore where Rheinmetall's robots are operating, by place and type.
- pilotMission Master SP at Troia and Sesimbra, Portugal →Western Europe · verified Nov 2025
- pilotMission Master SP at Portugal →Western Europe · verified Nov 2025
- announcedMission Master SP at London, United Kingdom →Western Europe · verified Sep 2025
- pilotMission Master SP at Japan (JGSDF Trials) →East Asia · verified Jan 2025
- operationalMission Master SP at Canada →North America · verified Jun 2024
- operationalMission Master SP at United Kingdom →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- pilotMission Master SP at Fort Clinton, Ohio, USA →Ohio · verified Feb 2024
- pilotMission Master SP at Germany →Western Europe · verified Jan 2024
- pilotMission Master SP at Twentynine Palms, California, USA →California, USA · verified Oct 2023
- operationalMission Master SP at Estonia →Western Europe · verified Jul 2023
- pilotMission Master SP at Queensland, Australia →Queensland · verified Jul 2023
- operationalMission Master SP at Sweden →Western Europe · verified Apr 2022
View the full Rheinmetall deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Armin Papperger CEO & Chairman of the Executive BoardIR-verified
Founders (1)
- Heinrich Ehrhardtsoleno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Heinrich Ehrhardt Founder / Establishing Engineersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Rheinmetall.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Rheinmetall14 deployments
Recent coverage
Rheinmetall in third-party press
Safran to equip Bundeswehr infantry with over 1,000 MOSKITO and hundreds of SHARPCROW portable battlefield observation systems
Rheinmetall Supports US Navy Aircraft Ground Operations With New Components Contract
Rheinmetall Canada strengthens US Navy aircraft ground support with MSU-200NAV air-start unit spares contract through 2028
Peers
19 peers across 1 segment. Every Rheinmetall competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
ugv(19)
12 companies in this segment · competitive (HHI 0)
- BAE Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Elbit Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- General Dynamics Land Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- HDT Globaldirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Hanwha Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)strong
- LEO Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Revenue disclosed
- $10830000000 (private_disclosed)
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company Rheinmetall has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Anduril Industries1× joint8 total
- 2Leonardo1× joint3 total
- 3Lockheed Martin1× joint5 total
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- development—operating
- joint venture—operating
- development—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Rheinmetall Mission Master SP live-fire demo
- Record createdJun 5, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 18, 2025
Mission Master SP at Portugal
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedNov 18, 2025
Mission Master SP at Troia and Sesimbra, Portugal
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 9, 2025
Mission Master SP at London, United Kingdom
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Rheinmetall.Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- Roboteam3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Rheinmetall from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Safran to equip Bundeswehr infantry with over 1,000 MOSKITO and hundreds of SHARPCROW portable battlefield observation systems
Safran Electronics & Defense will supply more than 1,000 MOSKITO observation systems and several hundred SHARPCROW systems for the Bundeswehr under a major order from Rheinmetall…
Rheinmetall Supports US Navy Aircraft Ground Operations With New Components Contract
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall Canada will supply replacement components for MSU-200NAV mobile air start units used by the US Navy under a contract awarded by the US Department of Defense…
Rheinmetall Canada strengthens US Navy aircraft ground support with MSU-200NAV air-start unit spares contract through 2028
Rheinmetall Canada will supply replacement components for the U.S. Navy’s MSU-200NAV mobile air-start units under a contract valued in the single-digit millions of euros.
American Rheinmetall Secures Award from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace for MCT-30
American Rheinmetall has been awarded a contract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to produce machined components for the MCT 30 … mehr... The post American Rheinmetall Secures…
Rheinmetall to supply turret parts for U.S. Marines’ new combat vehicles
American Rheinmetall has won a $710,000 subcontract from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace to produce machined components for the MCT-30 turret used on the U.S. Marine Corps’ ACV-30,…
Lynx XM30: US Army tests hybrid-electric combat vehicle to replace aging Bradley vehicle
American Rheinmetall has delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 combat vehicle prototypes to the...
Competing Bradley Fighting Vehicle Replacement Prototypes Delivered To The U.S. Army (Updated)
American Rheinmetall and General Dynamics Land Systems are facing off to supply the Army's future XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle. The post Competing Bradley Fighting…
American Rheinmetall delivers its first prototype to replace Bradley Fighting Vehicle
The move is the latest in the service’s yearslong effort to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle.
Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG military drone wins provisional certification for flights over densely populated European territory under civil safety rules
Rheinmetall’s LUNA NG reconnaissance drone has received provisional airworthiness certification from the Bundeswehr Aviation Authority, clearing a major regulatory stage towards…
American Rheinmetall’s first hybrid-electric Lynx XM30 prototype enters U.S. Army testing in competition to replace M2 Bradley fighting vehicles
American Rheinmetall has delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 prototypes to the U.S. Army, moving its proposed Bradley replacement into government-led testing.
Rheinmetall delivers first Lynx XM30 prototype to U.S. Army
American Rheinmetall delivered the first of eight Lynx XM30 prototypes to the U.S. Army, the company said, entering the vehicle into government-led developmental and performance…
Rheinmetall Expands Kassel Presence With New Logistics, Training and Drone Testing Facilities
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall and the State Government of Hesse have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a North Hesse Defence Hub, including a new logistics and technology…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/rheinmetall.md
- RSS feed: /companies/rheinmetall/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/adcdaf4f-106e-4838-ae3e-5be8ae8d5836
- Revision history: /companies/rheinmetall/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Elbit Systems3 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Quantum Systems3 models
- Roboteam3 models
Video
American Rheinmetall released new video footage showing its XM30 infantry fighting vehicle concept for the U.S. Army program. American Rheinmetall says the XM30 uses AI and automation developed with Anduril Industries to
Germany will buy 23 Rheinmetall Bergepanzer 3 A2 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles to restore a recovery capability weakened by earlier transfers to Ukraine, Rh
Heat Index
Serious56/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Rheinmetall draws attention at the 92nd percentile but verifies reality at the 89th percentile among defense_ugv robots. Hype Gap +3.1, 14th widest among defense_ugv robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 14 verified deployments. Strong deployment footprint with 6 operational sites across 14 countries. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 4, 2026