{"id":104488,"date":"2026-10-08T12:40:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=104488"},"modified":"2026-10-08T12:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T09:40:35","slug":"frodo-ugv-evacuation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/10\/frodo-ugv-evacuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Frontline Robotics&#8217; Frodo UGV completes first successful evacuation mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An unmanned ground systems company of the 92nd Separate Assault Brigade evacuated a wounded soldier using the Frodo UGV from Frontline Robotics. The company told Defender Media that this was the first successful evacuation mission for <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/09\/frontline-robotics-frodo-ugv\/\">the drone, unveiled a week ago.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this operation, the military used one of the first versions of the UGV. The head of the company&#8217;s workshop, callsign &#8220;Viter&#8221; (Wind), said that during the mission they encountered shortcomings, which the manufacturer later eliminated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, he praised the performance of the suspension, which smooths out road irregularities. The UGV has a six-wheeled chassis with an adaptive independent suspension, which, according to the manufacturer, is designed to ensure smooth movement over difficult terrain and off-road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0422\u0435\u0441\u0442-\u0434\u0440\u0430\u0439\u0432 \u041d\u0420\u041a &quot;\u0424\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e&quot;: \u0435\u0432\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0432 \u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u043c\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0445\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Piwj4or7xMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/tags\/frontline\/\">Frontline Robotics<\/a>, the Frodo has a maximum speed of up to 40 km\/h, an effective payload capacity of up to 200 kg and a maximum payload capacity of up to 400 kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to evacuation and logistics missions, the UGV is also suitable for strike operations. 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