DOK-ING MV-8 Komodo
DOK-ING 17-tonne heavy UGV; world's first uncrewed mine-breaching system at Eurosatory 2026.
The DOK-ING MV-8 Komodo is a 17-tonne unmanned ground vehicle from Croatia's DOK-ING, built for extreme-hazard work including minefields and contaminated zones.
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Is the MV-8 Komodo the vehicle that will finally make manned mine-breaching obsolete?
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A ground robot takes over the minefield
Autonomous Systems: Land & SeaBackground
The DOK-ING MV-8 Komodo is a 17-tonne unmanned ground vehicle developed by Croatia's DOK-ING, with a payload capacity exceeding 8.5 tonnes. It is designed for extreme-hazard work: minefields, contaminated zones and other contested engineering operations where removing a crew from the vehicle removes them from the danger itself.
The Komodo sits within DOK-ING's wider unmanned-systems line, which the company built on its long-standing demining-machinery expertise. Since Rheinmetall took a 51% controlling stake in DOK-ING in 2026, the Komodo has become part of Rheinmetall's unmanned systems division, giving it access to modular autonomy and weapons-integration components developed elsewhere in the group. Its heavy payload and hazard-duty design make it a candidate chassis for further attachments, from breaching equipment to sensor or turret modules, rather than a single fixed-role vehicle.
What is the DOK-ING MV-8 Komodo used for?
Who built the MV-8 Komodo and who owns DOK-ING?
What happened with the Komodo at Eurosatory 2026?
