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Land · Ground multirole vehicle

RoBattle / ELA-6681

Modular robotic reconnaissance and support platform

Role & capabilities

  • Ground reconnaissance
  • Modular mission equipment
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Land
System type
Ground multirole vehicle
Developer / manufacturer
Israel Aerospace Industries — ELTA
Origin / production countries
Israel
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Reviewed 21 September 2026; named product documented, current fleet quantity not independently established.

RoBattle is an IAI ELTA robotic vehicle offering for reconnaissance and modular support roles. Its current designation is ELA-6681. IAI introduced the system at Eurosatory in June 2016 and continues to list it in the company's ground-robotics portfolio. The introduction describes a modular robotics kit covering vehicle control, navigation, mapping, sensors and mission equipment.

The original announcement allows both wheeled and tracked configurations and several degrees of autonomy. Those choices matter: a single photograph or demonstration vehicle cannot establish a universal mass, payload or mobility specification for the family. The advertised mission packages include observation sensors, manipulators and remotely controlled equipment.

The current page establishes continued marketing, while the reviewed manufacturer material does not identify a specific new delivery batch or customer acceptance. RoBattle therefore remains supplier-reported in this catalogue. Its autonomous mobility functions should be distinguished from the control and approval of any mounted mission equipment. It also remains separate from REX, RobARC and RobDozer, which have their own product designations and different principal support roles.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
ConfigurationModular robotic reconnaissance and support platformSupplier-published configuration; not an independent acceptance result. Source ↗
MobilityNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
DimensionsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
MassNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
PayloadNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
EnduranceNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
RangeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
SpeedNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Terrain / environmentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Communications / controlRemote and autonomous functions described; configuration-specificSupplier-published configuration; not an independent acceptance result. Source ↗
Launch / deploymentNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗

Publication history

  • — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.

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  1. IAI: RoBattle / ELA-6681 product (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer
  2. IAI: ground-robotics portfolio announcement, 13 June 2016 (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer

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