Ukrainian service members conduct first logistics mission using an amphibious UGV
Service members from one of the separate mechanized brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine conducted the first logistics mission using a Ukrainian-developed amphibious unmanned ground vehicle (UGV).
The amphibious UGV traveled more than 40 km over land and water, delivering provisions and ammunition to positions.
Advantages of amphibious UGVs on the front line
Water obstacles on the front line pose a real challenge to military logistics. Rivers, canals, and marshy areas can complicate or completely block routes for conventional UGVs. Aerial logistics may not always be the optimal solution either.
An amphibious UGV allows a single platform to complete such a route. On land, the platform retains the high cross-country mobility of a ground UGV and can transition to water within seconds and continue moving.
This gives a single robotic platform greater flexibility to carry out missions across varied terrain.
Support for amphibious UGV developers
For this mission, the system was refined over several months in close cooperation with the military, taking into account real-world missions, operational experience, and the specific characteristics of front-line terrain. The Brave1 defense innovation cluster supported the system’s development through grant funding, helping bring the solution into operational use.
The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, together with Brave1, supports the development of amphibious UGVs. In particular, in June 2026, Brave1 introduced a dedicated “Amphibious UGVs” track as part of its updated grant program.
We are expanding the capabilities of robotic systems so that Ukrainian service members have more technological tools to carry out combat missions.
The Ministry of Defence previously reported that the military had more than tripled its use of UGVs for logistics and evacuation missions on the front line.
