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Mission Master SP at United Kingdom

All-electric autonomous all-terrain UGV (cargo/surveillance/casualty-evac/fires); procured under the UK Robotic Platoon Vehicles program and selected for Japan JGSDF trials.

Mission Master SP by Rheinmetall · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of Rheinmetall

Rheinmetall footage of a successful live-fire demonstration of its Mission Master SP, fitted with a remote weapon station. The platform is the Mission Master SP; 'Silent Partner' is Rheinmetall's name for its onboard autonomy kit.

The UK Ministry of Defence operates the Rheinmetall Mission Master SP under its Robotic Platoon Vehicles program in cargo and surveillance configurations. As of June 2026, the system was in active commercial production and fielded with UK and other NATO forces, though no specific UK deployment update was noted that year.

Key facts

Operator
UK Ministry of Defence
Program
Robotic Platoon Vehicles (cargo + surveillance configurations)
Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
Active commercial production. Rheinmetall Mission Master SP is fielded with UK and other NATO forces. In June 2026 Rheinmetall opened a Dutch plant (with VDL Defentec) for combat-zone robot production, suggesting expanded capacity. No specific UK deployment update in 2026.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Mission Master SP at United Kingdom.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-06-29
Model
Mission Master SP
Company
Rheinmetall
Location
United Kingdom
Status
operational
ID
b3f8fcbd-00f1-41d2-90e8-0eb04fcdcf04

Timeline

  1. Jun 2024
    created
  2. Jun 2026
    field updated
    key facts: lifecycle enrichment added → Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
  3. Jun 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Mission Master SP operates in United Kingdom. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (2)

  1. https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/products/uncrewed-vehicles/uncrewed-ground-systems/mission-master-a-ugs
  2. https://armyrecognition.com/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-29

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Verified

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-29

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the Mission Master SP deployment at United Kingdom?
Mission Master SP, built by Rheinmetall, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Rheinmetall operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Mission Master SP at United Kingdom?
Rheinmetall, the manufacturer of Mission Master SP, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
Have there been incidents at the Mission Master SP deployment at United Kingdom?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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