{"id":17216,"date":"2025-11-28T15:39:52","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T13:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/?p=17216"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:40:05","slug":"new-ratel-x-ugv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian manufacturer <a href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/ratel-s\/\">Ratel Robotics<\/a> has presented the new UGV RATEL X, director Taras Ostapchuk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1AFPPdezME\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new robot in the Ratel line is not a modernised version but an entirely new platform that incorporates the experience of frontline units and the needs of the battlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the drone\u2019s key features is its reduced height, which lowers visibility and improves stability. Increased ground clearance provides mobility across debris, trenches and various types of terrain, while light armour protects essential components from shrapnel and enhances the platform\u2019s survivability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ostapchuk did not specify whether the new UGV has been codified or disclose its price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/08\/ratel-scaled-production\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: in one year, Ratel has increased UGV production almost fivefold<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defender Media previously reported on the launch of a <a href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/ratel-tencore-repair-service\/\">mobile repair station<\/a> developed by Ratel Robotics and Tencore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[478,1612],"class_list":["post-17216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-startups","tag-ratel-robotics","tag-ugv","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"880\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Olha Pokotylo\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Olha Pokotylo\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Olha Pokotylo\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b5e4186ac837da522a37e4f3a46c0783\"},\"headline\":\"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":142,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/ratel-x.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"ratel robotics\",\"ugv\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Startups\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/\",\"name\":\"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/ratel-x.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/ratel-x.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/ratel-x.jpg\",\"width\":1360,\"height\":880},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/new-ratel-x-ugv\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"DEFENDER\",\"description\":\"Defence Tech\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Defender Media\",\"alternateName\":\"Defender Media\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Defender Media\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/defender-media\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/DefenderMedia\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b5e4186ac837da522a37e4f3a46c0783\",\"name\":\"Olha Pokotylo\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Olha Pokotylo\"},\"description\":\"Journalist at Defender Media Over 20 years of experience in media, having worked as a journalist, section editor, and news editor. Since 2016, specialised in SMM, managing social media pages for humanitarian and news projects.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/pokotyloolha\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/author\\\/olha-pokotylo\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X","description":"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X","og_description":"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.","og_url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/","og_site_name":"Defender Media","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","article_published_time":"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1360,"height":880,"url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Olha Pokotylo","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_site":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Olha Pokotylo","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/"},"author":{"name":"Olha Pokotylo","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b5e4186ac837da522a37e4f3a46c0783"},"headline":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X","datePublished":"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/"},"wordCount":142,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg","keywords":["ratel robotics","ugv"],"articleSection":["Startups"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/","url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/","name":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-28T13:39:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-12-03T11:40:05+00:00","description":"The drone is less visible yet offers greater mobility and speed. Find out more about project on the Defender Media.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ratel-x.jpg","width":1360,"height":880},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/11\/new-ratel-x-ugv\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430","item":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ratel Robotics unveils new UGV platform \u2014 RATEL X"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#website","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/","name":"DEFENDER","description":"Defence Tech","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization","name":"Defender Media","alternateName":"Defender Media","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Defender Media"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/x.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defender-media\/","https:\/\/t.me\/DefenderMedia\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b5e4186ac837da522a37e4f3a46c0783","name":"Olha Pokotylo","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f2854b9ec0478c3a72a54b57c3dbaaf3ee8990f8fc04ca611038848374fa1e2e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Olha Pokotylo"},"description":"Journalist at Defender Media Over 20 years of experience in media, having worked as a journalist, section editor, and news editor. Since 2016, specialised in SMM, managing social media pages for humanitarian and news projects.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/pokotyloolha\/"],"url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/author\/olha-pokotylo\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17216"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17486,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17216\/revisions\/17486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}