The US Army has begun live-fire testing with its fleet of Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light (RCV-L) prototypes, including launching a Javelin from the platform, and will begin similar shakedown testing with its medium (RCV-M) prototypes imminently. Major General Ross Coffman, the director of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross-Functional Team, spoke with Janes on 15 June to provide an update on RCV shakedown testing ahead of a soldier experiment in mid-2022. Earlier this year the service received its fourth and final RCV-L from QinetiQ North America and Pratt Miller (now acquired by Oshkosh Defense). These tracked, diesel-electric hybrid platforms weigh less than 10 tonnes, can carry a maximum payload of 7,000 lb (3,175 kg), can travel up to 40 mph, and are outfitted with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations - Javelin (CROWS-J).
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