Land system · Combat UGV
UNEX UGV
Logistics Resupply / Casualty Evacuation / Combat Support / Fire Support
Also known as: UNEX / UNEX ground drone / Ukrainian UGV
UNEX UGV overview
The UNEX UGV is a heavy unmanned ground vehicle developed in Ukraine as a direct response to the tactical realities of the Russo-Ukrainian war, where resupplying forward positions and evacuating casualties had become critically dangerous due to persistent drone surveillance and artillery fire. UNEX, a Ukrainian defense startup, designed the platform around a six-wheeled all-terrain chassis capable of crossing trenches, shell craters, and waterlogged ground — conditions that regularly disable conventional military vehicles. The oversized low-pressure tires allow the vehicle to maintain traction and mobility in the worst frontline terrain Ukraine's eastern battlefields have to offer.
The UNEX UGV has been operationally deployed by Ukrainian forces in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions, where it has successfully delivered ammunition, food, and medical supplies to positions that could not be reached safely by human-driven vehicles. The platform is operated via remote control from a shielded position up to several kilometers from the front, with a camera system providing the operator with a first-person view of the vehicle's surroundings. In armed configurations, the UNEX can carry a remotely operated weapon station fitted with a heavy machine gun or anti-tank guided missile launcher, transforming it from a logistics asset into a direct fire support vehicle. UNEX represents a broader trend in Ukrainian defense innovation — rapid, conflict-driven development of unmanned systems tailored to the specific demands of high-intensity conventional warfare.
Armament
Configurable: remote-controlled machine gun, ATGM launcher, or grenade launcher; can be operated in unarmed logistics configuration
Development and operational timeline
- UNEX begins development of heavy UGV in response to frontline logistics casualty crisis
- First prototype trials conducted at undisclosed test site in central Ukraine
- UNEX UGV publicly demonstrated at arms exhibition; armed and unarmed variants shown
- First operational deployment in Zaporizhzhia region for ammunition resupply missions
- Casualty evacuation role validated; UNEX retrieves wounded soldiers under artillery fire
- Armed variant with remote weapon station deployed in Donetsk sector
- UNEX signs export discussions with several NATO partner nations following battlefield validation