Ripsaw M5 (RCV)

~10.5-ton tracked hybrid-electric robotic combat vehicle (with Howe & Howe); four M5 prototypes delivered to the US Army for RCV-Medium. The lighter Ripsaw M3 was reported as the 2025 RCV down-select variant.

Yes. Ripsaw M5 (RCV) is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV)'s recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Weight: ~10.5t; Range: 48.3; Height: 152.4; Max speed: 45 mph; Payload: 3600 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV) is made by Textron Systems, based in Hunt Valley, MD.

7 verified deployments of Ripsaw M5 (RCV) are on the DEPLOY registry, including at USA, Fort Carson, Colorado, USA, Fort Hood, Texas.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV) is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable defense_ugv robots to Ripsaw M5 (RCV) include THeMIS, TALON, ROOK, MTGR.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV) and THeMIS (Milrem Robotics · 22 deployments) are both defense_ugv robots on the DEPLOY registry. Ripsaw M5 (RCV) has 7 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Ripsaw M5 (RCV) ranks in roughly the top 37% of defense_ugv models tracked by the registry.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

Ripsaw M5 (RCV) has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.