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AUSA 2016: MUTT family grows

26th September 2016 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in London

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General Dynamic Land Systems has expanded its range of load-carrying ground robots – known as the multipurpose unmanned tactical transport (MUTT) - to include heavier 6x6 and 8x8 variants.

The new vehicles join the existing 4x4 MUTT product, which is a small ground robot that was developed in 2013 and designed to lighten the load of an infantry squad by carrying around 600lb of equipment and weaponry.

The payload capacity for the new vehicles has increased to 900lb for the 6x6 MUTT and upwards of 1,200lb for the 8x8. Both can be fitted with standard wheels or have a band

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