Textron Ripsaw M3: From the Big Screen to the Battlefield
Military.com | By Scott Murdock
Published November 05, 2024
Editor's note: This is the third in a four-part series on the Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program.
The Ripsaw M3 shattered minds and ignited imaginations when it blasted onto the screen in 2017’s “The Fate of the Furious.” Besides wanting to own one, most of us saw massive potential for the vehicle to make an impact in the U.S. military. You could even say that not buying a fleet of Ripsaws for American service members would be tantamount to screwing around.
Apparently, decision-makers at the highest levels of the Defense Department weren’t just paying attention to “The Fate of the Furious,” but thinking several steps ahead. The Ripsaw is in contention for a very juicy military contract as we speak -- but not in the form you might expect.
Robotic Combat Vehicles Are the Future
As cool as the original Howe & Howe Ripsaw is, there’s one critical vulnerability: the driver. Eliminate the risk of human casualties, and the vehicle looks like something out of the “Terminator” franchise rather than a car flick.
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