India imported Themis UGV & exported 7.62x51mm Sniper Rifle to a foreign country

Source : Indian Defence Updates (IDU)

Estonian firm Milrem Robotics made Themis Unmanned Ground Vehicle, imported by Indian Army

The Minister of State for Defence Hon’ble Shri Ajay Bhatt has said in Parliament that in the last three years India has imported Themis Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV), Loitering Munitions, Closed-in Weapon Systems, 7.62 by 51 millimeters Arsenal machine gun and ground support missile test equipment.

He also said that India has also exported 7.62 by 51 millimeter sniper rifle and .338 Lapua Magnum Sniper Rifle to a foreign country.

All about Themis Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV)

The vehicle’s open architecture gives it multi-missions capability. The main purpose of the Themis Transport is to support onbase logistics and provide last mile resupply for fighting units on the front line. It supports infantry units by reducing their physical and cognitive load, increasing stand-off distance, force protection and survivability. 

Themis Combat UGVs provide direct fire support for manoeuvre forces acting as a force multiplier. With an integrated self-stabilizing remote-controlled weapon system, they provide high precision over wide areas, day and night, increasing stand-off distance, force protection and survivability. 

Combat UGVs can be equipped with light or heavy machine guns, 40 mm grenade launchers, 30mm autocannons and Anti-Tank Missile Systems. Themis ISR UGVs have advanced multi-sensor intelligence gathering capabilities. Their main purpose is to increase situational awareness, provide improved intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance over wide areas and battle damage assessment capability. 

The system can effectively enhance the work of dismounted infantry units, border guard and law enforcement agencies to collect and process raw information and decrease the reaction time for commanders. Themis is capable of firing conventional machine gun ammunition or missile rounds