{"id":72004,"date":"2026-06-04T13:49:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/06\/04\/dutch-plant-for-combat-zone-robots-offers-fresh-supply-pipeline-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:53:46","slug":"dutch-plant-for-combat-zone-robots-offers-fresh-supply-pipeline-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/06\/04\/dutch-plant-for-combat-zone-robots-offers-fresh-supply-pipeline-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch plant for combat-zone robots offers fresh supply pipeline for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLOGNE, Germany \u2014 Estonia\u2019s Milrem Robotics, maker of the THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle, has opened an assembly line for its multifunction robots in the Netherlands, the company announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plant in Born, Netherlands, is run in conjunction with local company VDL Defentec, which specializes in assembling armored vehicles and their electric propulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The facility has already produced its first THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle, or UGV, for the Dutch government, part of a run of more than 100 such robots the Netherlands has pledged to send Ukrainian forces, Milrem said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/unmanned\/2026\/04\/24\/ukraine-to-field-25000-ground-robots-in-push-to-replace-soldiers-for-frontline-logistics\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2026-04-11T072033Z_1270680285_RC2GMKA2FRX2_RTRMADP_3_UKRAINE-CRISIS-DRONES.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ukraine to field 25,000 ground robots in push to replace soldiers for frontline logistics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ground robots ran more than 9,000 frontline missions in March, triple November&#039;s count, and captured their first Russian position last summer.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tracked THeMIS vehicles are configurable for a plethora of battlefield applications, according to the manufacturer\u2019s website. There are weapon-mounted versions for assault missions, sensor-laden variants for spying on enemy movements, and cargo-capable robots for carrying gear or extracting wounded personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian forces have used the UGVs since 2022, where soldiers found them to be reliable and effective in combat conditions, according to Milrem.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2026\/05\/15\/near-russian-border-nato-grapples-with-ground-robots-in-combat\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/V5A1470.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Near Russian border, NATO grapples with ground robots in combat<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWe are a little bit behind because we\u2019ve been using only the air drones,\u201d a Latvian commander said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe opening of this production line and the handover of the first THeMIS vehicles manufactured in the Netherlands mark an important milestone in our cooperation with the Dutch government and VDL Defentec,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2025\/02\/17\/estonias-milrem-reveals-first-look-at-new-war-robot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2025\/02\/17\/estonias-milrem-reveals-first-look-at-new-war-robot\/\">Milrem Robotics<\/a> CEO Kuldar V\u00e4\u00e4rsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt demonstrates that Europe\u2019s defense industry is capable of rapidly increasing production capacity and delivering meaningful capabilities to Ukraine,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new assembly line is designed for flexibility and rapid scaling, the company notes, meaning it can spit out more robots faster when required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unmanned systems in the air and on land have become a defining feature in Ukraine\u2019s defense against Russian forces. 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