Task Force RAPSTONE is the British Army's fast-procurement route for autonomous systems, used to award ARX Robotics a GEREON production contract in April 2026 outside the standard Defence Equipment Plan timetable.Source: event

What is ARX Robotics building for the British Army?

ARX Robotics UK is building a GEREON unmanned ground vehicle production line in the UK under a contract awarded via Task Force RAPSTONE in April 2026. ARX is investing £45 million and plans capacity for up to 1,800 units per year, manufactured with Devon-based Supacat.Source: event

What is the GEREON robot used for in Ukraine?

The GEREON is used for logistics, resupply, casualty evacuation and ISR. ARX Robotics expanded Ukraine's GEREON fleet fivefold in May 2026 as part of Ukraine's stated goal to procure 25,000 ground robots in the first half of 2026.Source: event

Background

ARX Robotics is a German unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) manufacturer and the company behind the GEREON logistics robot. On 6 May 2026 ARX announced it had won an order to expand its GEREON fleet for Ukraine to roughly five times its previous size, supplying robots for logistics, resupply, casualty evacuation (CASEVAC) and ISR. Ukraine has stated it wants to procure 25,000 ground robots in the first half of 2026, a consumption rate that sets the production tempo for the whole European UGV sector. ARX Robotics UK is also building a dedicated GEREON production line for the British Army under a contract awarded in April 2026 through Task Force RAPSTONE, the Army's fast-procurement route. ARX is investing £45 million in UK capacity of up to 1,800 units per year, with Devon-based Supacat as manufacturing partner.

ARX extended its supply chain on 28 April 2026 by signing a teaming agreement with Supacat to develop an optionally crewed version of the Jackal patrol vehicle. The tie-up responded to the demand signal from Ukraine: the buy signal is for cheap, repairable ground robots manufactured at scale in-country, not a handful of premium platforms. On 25 June 2026 ARX went further, founding the ARX Industries joint venture with Ukraine's Roboneers in Gdansk to build the Rys Pro UGV in both Germany and Ukraine, ARX's first move from exporting finished robots to co-producing them inside a partner country. The same GEREON platform now simultaneously occupies three market tiers: UK domestic ISR procurement under Task Force RAPSTONE, combat deployment in Ukraine, and pre-show Eurosatory exhibition through a Daimler Truck tie-up.

Headquartered in Germany, ARX Robotics sits at the centre of a European UGV supply chain being reshaped by the Ukraine war. The combination of an active combat procurement in Ukraine, a sovereign manufacturing commitment to the British Army, a cross-border joint venture with Ukrainian industry, and Eurosatory exposure signals that the European UGV market has moved from prototype phase to volume production.

More questions

Why did ARX Robotics partner with Supacat in the UK?

ARX and Supacat signed a teaming agreement on 28 April 2026 to develop an optionally crewed Jackal patrol vehicle with UK-based manufacturing, responding to demand for sovereign ground autonomy and closer supply chains to conflict zones.Source: Army Technology

How many ground robots does Ukraine want to buy in 2026?

Ukraine has stated a target of procuring 25,000 ground robots in the first half of 2026, a demand rate that is reshaping European UGV production capacity.Source: ARX Robotics

What is the ARX Industries joint venture with Roboneers?

ARX Industries is a joint venture ARX Robotics founded with Ukraine's Roboneers on 25 June 2026 in Gdansk to build the Rys Pro unmanned ground vehicle in both Germany and Ukraine, ARX's first move from exporting robots to co-producing them locally.Source: autonomous-land-sea briefing, Update 5

Source Material

ARX Robotics expands GEREON fleet fivefold for Ukraine

How the World Sees Them

Germany

ARX is a leading national UGV maker benefiting from wartime demand that is reshaping European defence production. The Supacat teaming shows German firms collaborating across borders to meet UK sovereign requirements.

Ukraine

ARX's fivefold expansion directly addresses Ukraine's stated 25,000-robot procurement target. The GEREON's CASEVAC role reduces human exposure during casualty recovery under fire.

United Kingdom

The ARX-Supacat tie-up brings UGV manufacturing to British soil for the first time at production scale, building UK sovereign ground autonomy capacity.