Thales Australia completes live-fire test of Guardian Angel UGV prototype

Aug 3, 2026 · Demonstration · Thales · Aerial

Thales Australia designed, built and completed live-fire testing of the autonomous 8x4 Guardian Angel UGV prototype within six weeks at its Lithgow site in New South Wales.

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  • Chaos 1 supported rapid autonomy prototyping, while W & E Platt supplied remote-weapon-system integration expertise.
  • The containerised mission system supports medevac, scout, troop-support, fire-support and transport configurations.
  • Thales says the prototype can operate alongside its Bushmaster, StrikeMaster and Hawkei protected-mobility vehicles.

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