Hanwha Aerospace Teams Up with Milrem Robotics to Target Romanian Unmanned Vehicle Market

Collaboration with Milrem Robotics on UGV Project
Targeting the European and NATO Unmanned Systems Markets

Hanwha Aerospace has agreed to collaborate with Milrem Robotics, a European company specializing in unmanned systems, for the Romanian unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) project.

At the international defense exhibition 'BSDA 2026' held on the 14th (local time) in Bucharest, Romania, officials from both companies posed for a commemorative photo. (From left) Byungho Park, Head of LS4 Division at Hanwha Aerospace; Kuldar Vars, CEO of Milrem Robotics; Kyungwook Lim, Head of Hanwha Aerospace Romania; Viorel Minole, President of the Romanian Defense Industry Association. Hanwha Aerospace.

Hanwha Aerospace announced on the 15th that it had signed a cooperation agreement on the 14th (local time) at the international defense industry exhibition 'BSDA 2026' in Bucharest, Romania, with Milrem Robotics, a company specializing in unmanned systems, and Hanwha Aerospace Romania Corporation (HARO) to jointly participate in the UGV project.

This agreement was promoted in response to the increasing demand for multipurpose unmanned systems, particularly among European and NATO member countries, and to address the next-generation UGV project.

Hanwha Aerospace operates wheeled UGV platforms such as the independently developed Arion-SMET and Grunt. Milrem Robotics' tracked UGV platform, THeMIS, is recognized in the global market for its excellent off-road mobility in real-world conditions, hybrid propulsion system, and capability to integrate a wide range of mission equipment.

The two companies are also jointly developing a tracked UGV platform that is larger than their current offerings. In addition, prior to this cooperation agreement, Hanwha Aerospace successfully completed a demonstration of manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) combat systems using Grunt and THeMIS in Romania.

Hanwha Aerospace plans to use this collaboration as a starting point to establish a local production and supply system for next-generation unmanned solutions in Romania and to expand its unmanned systems business into the broader European market.

Kuldar Varsi, CEO of Milrem Robotics, said, "THeMIS is one of the first UGVs to enter mass production in Europe. We will contribute to expanding production capacity in Romania with Hanwha Aerospace and to revitalizing the regional defense industry ecosystem."

Kyungwook Lim, Head of Hanwha Aerospace Romania Corporation, stated, "Through this collaboration, we will not only provide solutions optimized for the Romanian operational environment but also expand our unmanned systems portfolio in the European and NATO markets."

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