# Ripsaw M5 (RCV) at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `7244dea9-69b7-4f12-ba30-b18a6c4970f7`

## Key facts

- **Operator:** US Army
- **Program:** RCV-Medium prototype; 4 Ripsaw M5 delivered (Ripsaw M3 reported as the 2025 RCV down-select)

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-05_

- **Slug:** textron-ripsaw-m5-us-army-rcv
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Ripsaw M5 (RCV)](/models/textron-ripsaw-m5.md) (id: `9c94adcd-7c81-436f-a56d-fa8847fc4253`)
- **Company:** [Textron Systems](/companies/textron-systems.md) (id: `5cbf0a34-6db1-4c67-b21c-f78d91ca36a3`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2020-01-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.textronsystems.com/products/ripsaw-m5

## Common questions

### What is the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) deployment at United States?

Ripsaw M5 (RCV), built by Textron Systems, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Textron Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ripsaw M5 (RCV) at United States?

Textron Systems, the manufacturer of Ripsaw M5 (RCV), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) deployment at United States?

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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