Autonomous ground systems for small unit dominance.
Lightweight, attritable unmanned ground vehicles for small-unit warfare.
Field video of VIPER in action.
Operation: Breach & Recover
Small enough for a squad. Powerful enough to matter.
Most UGVs are overbuilt, overpriced, and too complex for real small-unit use. VIPER is the opposite - lightweight, low-cost, modular, and simple enough that a squad can deploy it in minutes, not hours.
Robotic maneuver elements for small units.
VIPER units operate as distributed sensing, relay, and logistics nodes. Squads can push awareness, reach, and risk forward through coordinated robotic assets instead of exposing soldiers first.
Robotics soldiers can actually use.
A personal robotic asset for the tactical edge
VIPER gives small units a lightweight unmanned ground vehicle built for reconnaissance, explosive detection, logistics, relay, and other high-risk missions where exposing a soldier first is the wrong answer.
One platform. Rapid-swap payloads. Minimal operator burden.
The system is designed around modular payloads, intuitive control, and autonomous behaviors that reduce cognitive load instead of adding another complicated controller to the stack.
Attritable mass without legacy UGV complexity
VIPER is built to be compact, rugged, and scalable so units can field more robotic capability at squad level, not just at centralized or heavyweight program tiers.
VIPER Vehicle Specifications
Platform & Mobility
Compact, high-mobility architecture built for dismounted units operating in dense terrain, rough ground, and tactical edge environments.
Integrated with leading defense and mobility partners.
Backed by battlefield validation, experimentation, and defense innovation programs.
Built for soldiers, integrators, and aligned partners.
Raptor Defense Company is building easy to use, modular robotic vehicles that small units can actually deploy, operate, and rely on in real missions.