RAVLYK ground robotic complex approved for AFU use and assigned a NATO Stock Number

The Ukrainian-origin RAVLYK UMP-2 ground robotic complex has completed military codification, received approval for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and been assigned a NATO Stock Number.

The Ukrainian-origin RAVLYK UMP-2 ground robotic complex has completed military codification, received approval for use by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and been assigned a NATO Stock Number.

The milestone followed field testing and validation under demanding operational conditions. According to the original Ukrainian technology developers and publicly available reporting, RAVLYK has been used to support missions in environments where sending a crewed vehicle or exposed personnel would create unnecessary risk.

RAVLYK is built around a modular electric 6×6 mobility platform. Rather than designing a separate vehicle for every task, the platform uses interchangeable mission modules that can configure the same chassis for logistics, casualty evacuation, equipment transport, reconnaissance, air-defense early warning, firefighting and critical-infrastructure support.

The original developer states that, depending on the configuration, the RAVLYK family can carry payloads of up to 500 kilograms and tow equipment weighing up to 2,000 kilograms. Its electric drivetrain provides a low acoustic signature, while its modular architecture reduces the number of separate vehicles, spare-parts inventories and training systems required to support multiple missions.

Codification and approval for service use were granted in Ukraine to the platform and its original developer, not to Iron Shield Systems. The assignment of a NATO Stock Number provides a standardized logistics identifier for the codified platform. It does not mean that NATO has purchased, certified or endorsed Iron Shield Systems, and it should not be interpreted as approval of every proposed RAVLYK mission module.

Iron Shield is working with its Ukrainian technology partners toward potential Canadian licensed production, continued product development and adaptation for allied requirements. Those activities remain subject to definitive agreements, technology-transfer approvals, export-control requirements and platform-specific validation.