German Startup Arx Robotics has announced plans to invest £ 45 million in a new facility in Great Britain, Where it will build autonomous battlefield for use in war zones around the world.
Arx is located at a location that is not mentioned in the southwest of England and expects the work to produce 1,800 floor -based drones in operation.
Arx 'battle field robot look like small tanks – but without weapons. The vehicles drive around on profiles and can be equipped with equipment such as radar, mining swinging devices or medical strings.
The largest of the ARX machines carry military payloads with a weight of up to 500 kg – including injured soldiers – above the battlefield. Another model functions as a moving target practice, while another air drone leads into combat.
The robots are modularly built and used using components. They are designed so that soldiers can repair them on the battlefield without tools within minutes. The drones move autonomously, but military staff can also control them from a distance from a tablet.
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Soldiers can check the robots with a tablet. Credit: Arx Robotics
The forces of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and Great Britain have already carried out field tests of ARX technology. In February, the company delivered 30 of its war bots to the Ukrainian armed forces who worked with an active fight.
Marc Wietfeld, CEO of Arx, who will speak at the TNW conference in June – The facility in the UK would contribute to the “long -term technological sovereignty” both Britain and broader Europe. He noticed that we live in an “increasingly volatile and rapidly moving world”.
“This is about strengthening European resilience through technological sovereignty, scalable autonomy and the modernization of the farmers,” he said.
Defense technology is increasing in Europe
In response to escalating geopolitical tensions, the European nations have promised significant increase in defense spending in the past few months.
In March 2025 the EU leader proprieted The “Recorm Europe” plan, which aims to mobilize up to € 683 billion (EUR 800 billion) in the next four years to improve military skills. The British government has in a similar way committed To increase defense expenditure to 2.5% of GDP and to output at least 10% of its defense budget for “innovative technologies”.
Arx wants to use this political dynamic.
The British Foreign Minister for Defense, John Healey, said he had the 45 million. -Pfund -investment of the startup in Great Britain “warmly welcomed”. “It will create highly qualified jobs and support European security,” said Healey.
Wietfeld founded Arx in 2022 together with the veterans of the German army Stefan Röbel and Maximilian Wied. Last year the company grew up7.7 million (€ 9 million) in seed financing From NATO's innovation fund.
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