In addition, the Legion-X concept was used to demonstrate a border protection Autonomous Solution that uses ground and aerial robotic platforms, including autonomous navigation and mission capabilities. Another mission demonstrated was tactical Force Protection using different types of the Israeli company’s multi-rotor drones.
According to Elbit, Legion-X is an autonomous networked combat solution based on robotic platforms and heterogeneous swarms. The innovative modular solution provides a comprehensive, all-in-one system for planning, operation, and management of all types of unmanned platforms and missions. This enables tactical superiority at all echelons, enhancing efficiency and transforming capabilities in multi-domain warfare. Legion-X provides an advantage in peer/near-peer adversary combat scenarios, enabling coordinated deployment of swarms of connected, heterogeneous autonomous platforms and payloads.
Designed to support a wide range of human-machine teaming (HMT) operations, Legion-X enables connectivity and control of air, sea (surface and sub-surface), and land (terrain and sub-terrain) unmanned platforms that extend the range and reach of warfighters and enhance performance in all domains of the modern battlespace. Legion-X can be integrated with any ROS (Robot Operating System)-compliant platform.
According to the Israeli company, Legion-X enables control and coordination of a networked group of heterogeneous autonomous systems that can act as a cohesive unit and individually, as part of an overall combat network system. The advanced control solution enables combat teams and expeditionary units to deploy, operate, and manage connected human-machine formations and missions in a multi-domain environment. Legion-X supports various mission types: ISR, maneuvering force protection, robotic vanguard, Forward Operational Base (FOB) protection, urban warfare, logistic support, and medical evacuations.
Part of the Legion-X robotic and autonomous combat solution is the ROOK high mobility 6×6 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) with all-terrain maneuverability. This platform is suitable for close and long-range operations under extreme conditions. Designed to carry heavy payloads, the multipurpose robotic UGV can perform a wide range of urban warfare, battalion maneuvers, and border protection missions while increasing front-line effectiveness and survivability.
Featuring a large loading platform and capable of carrying 1200kg, the UGV can also be used to deliver supplies, evacuate casualties, conduct intelligence gathering missions, or serve as a remote weapons system. The ROOK can operate at a speed of 30km/hour and has an operational endurance of up to eight hours while using a modular hybrid energy configuration of batteries and an optional internal generator. A built-in LEGION-X platform manager (PM) application provides ROOK with full autonomy and the capability to efficiently navigate rough terrain during both day and night. The advanced platform can be teleoperated, operate in fully autonomous beyond-line-of-sight mode (BLOS), and engage in multi-domain autonomous swarming operations.
Another part of the Legion-X robotic and autonomous combat solution is the PROBOT (Professional Robot) platform, which is designed from the ground up as an autonomous, robust, lightweight tactical support vehicle with high mobility and all-terrain maneuverability in urban and rural environments. Featuring a common all-electric chassis with a very low thermal and acoustic signature, PROBOT can carry heavy payloads and integrate into logistics, medevac, CBRNE, ISR, and special operations.
The demo also included the THOR mini UAS, a fully autonomous military tactical mule platform designed for a wide range of military operational applications and reconnaissance missions. Built from the ground up, THOR can support diverse operational scenarios. The powerful platform is foldable and stored in a backpack for easy deployment in less than two minutes by a single operator. The UAS can carry up to a 15 kg payload almost anywhere and in a wide range of weather and terrain conditions. Equipped with automatic takeoff and landing capability and autonomous mission flights, THOR is suitable for operation in urban areas as well as in marine zones.
MAGNI-X
MAGNI-X, another part of the Legion-X robotic and autonomous combat solution, is a military fully autonomous multi-rotor platform developed to provide the most advanced close-range observation system. Although suited for a wide range of missions and applications, MAGNI-X is specially designed for Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) and for the urban arena. It provides day and night intelligence imagery powered by advanced AI algorithms for tactical combat units. The MAGNI-X military-grade FCC (flight control computer), along with powerful hardware processing capability and unique navigation solutions, makes it ideal for intelligence applications in hostile environments. MAGNI-X is powered by NEVO, an advanced mission software that provides the operator with all the necessary flight data and real-time video images to enable effective execution of the mission. NEVO supports the operator throughout the mission stages, from the early stage of flight planning, speed, and altitude, to routes, take-off/landing sites (before and during the mission), and target coordinates. The capability to autonomously execute the mission enables the operator to focus on monitoring the targets by controlling the payload on the NEVO.
Lonely Rider
Lonely Rider, also part of the Legion-X robotic and autonomous combat solution, is a wireless miniature unattended ground sensor system (UGS) designed to establish terrain dominance. Lonely Rider’s intelligent surveillance capabilities make it highly effective in multiple area coverage and a wide range of applications, such as border intrusion detection, terrain dominance, choking point protection, force protection in outdoor and urban areas, as well as beyond line-of-sight (BLOS). Featuring advanced networked sensing technologies, the scalable and cost-effective system offers multi-sensor capabilities and sensing modalities according to mission requirements and the size of the monitored area.
