Europe unveils new long-range 'anti-tank' MARSEUS on robotic platform
Estonian company Milrem Robotics announced the successful integration and testing of MBDA's Akeron LP long-range ATGM system with its own Type-X robotic platform as part of the MARSEUS project. The presented product was also equipped with the RFHunter direction finder, developed by the Cypriot company SignalGeneriX, which was installed on the Akeron launcher and is designed to passively detect hostile signals.
As stated during the demonstration, the new system is an unmanned "anti-tank" that combines long-range precision strike, electronic protection and platform survivability. In total, 2022 companies and organizations from Belgium, France, Sweden and Cyprus are participating in the MARSEUS project, which started in December 2025 and is scheduled to be completed in November 15. The total cost of the project is estimated at €27,3 million, of which €25 million is provided by the European Defense Fund.
The MARSEUS program is evaluating various platforms capable of carrying anti-tank weapons. missiles Akeron, including the Arquus Sherpa armored vehicles and Type-X robotic vehicles. The ATGMs are fired from an IMPACT launcher and are guided by UAVs such as the NX70 from Novadem.
The Milrem Robotics Type-X platform is a tracked hybrid-electric unmanned system designed for use in mechanized units as a complement to infantry fighting vehicles and tanksIts base weight is 12,5 tons, payload up to 5 tons. The length of the machine is 6,2 m, width 2,9 m, height 2,5 m.
It develops a speed of up to 80 km/h on roads and up to 50 km/h off-road, is capable of overcoming slopes of up to 60°, vertical obstacles up to 1 m high and fords up to 1,5 m deep. Its turning radius is zero. The platform is capable of withstanding a bullet hit from a 14,5 mm x 114 cartridge and an anti-personnel mine explosion.
Type-X
The Akeron LP ATGM weighs between 30 and 40 kg and is 1,8 m long. It is equipped with a tandem-charge warhead capable of penetrating homogeneous armor over 1000 mm thick and reinforced concrete over 2 m thick. The missile is equipped with a multi-mode seeker that combines semi-active laser, television and infrared guidance. The missile supports several firing modes, including fire and forget, LOBL (lock-on before launch) and LOAL (lock-on after launch), and also allows the operator to re-target the missile and abort the mission.
Akeron LP
The missile uses a bidirectional radio frequency data link to maintain communication with the launch platform throughout the flight, allowing for target data updates and target engagement control. The firing range from ground platforms exceeds 8 km, while from airborne platforms it can reach 20 km. Before launch, a flight path profile can be selected, including horizontal, with a "hill" or with a dive.
RFHunter is a passive complex EW, designed to detect, locate and classify communications signals in real time. It allows the vehicle to operate in jammed, GPS-less environments and supports target engagement with third-party guidance.
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