Role & capabilities
- Cargo transport
- Casualty evacuation support
- Day and night observation
- Primary domain
- Land
- System type
- Ground logistics vehicle
- Developer / manufacturer
- Ratel Robotics
- Origin / production countries
- Ukraine
- Other names
- RATEL H
- Variants / configurations
- Baseline logistics / casualty evacuation; Armed integration reported in trials, September 2026
- Operators / programme customers
- Ukrainian military use documented by the National War Museum
Evidence & current status
Rechecked 21 September 2026: payload remains 500 kg in the headline versus 400 kg in prose; travel range has opposing inequality signs. These conflicts remain explicit. Product system list now records a satellite-based control option. Ratel M is separately profiled rather than merged.
Ratel H is a Ukrainian ground robot developed around logistics, casualty evacuation and the carriage of additional equipment. Its baseline role is transport: specialised electronic or armed modules are separate configurations, rather than standard equipment on every vehicle. The manufacturer describes remote operation and lists both daytime and night cameras.
There is evidence of actual use beyond a product announcement. In April 2026, Ukraine's national War Museum acquired a Ratel H that it said had previously conducted military logistics missions. The museum account identifies a particular donated vehicle; it does not establish fleet size or certify every advertised capability. In September 2026, Ratel separately reported trials of an armed configuration.
The manufacturer's current English page is internally inconsistent: its headline and description disagree about payload, while its range summary and detailed table use opposite inequality signs. Those discrepancies are retained as an evidence warning. Dimensions, vehicle mass and speed are usable supplier figures, but a configuration-specific data sheet is still needed before comparing carrying capacity or endurance.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | Remotely controlled ground transport platform | Supplier-reported; configuration dependent. Source ↗ |
| Mobility | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | 2,480 × 1,400 × 1,820 mm | Supplier-reported; configuration dependent. Source ↗ |
| Mass | 1,185 kg; page also lists 1,685 kg with payload | Supplier-reported; configuration dependent. Source ↗ |
| Payload | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Range | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Speed | 8 km/h | Supplier-reported; configuration dependent. Source ↗ |
| Terrain / environment | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | Day and night cameras | Supplier-reported; configuration dependent. Source ↗ |
| Communications / control | Remote ground-control station; satellite-based control option listed | Current supplier system list; no unsupported autonomous driving claim. Source ↗ |
| Launch / deployment | Not established in the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source ↗ |
Documented milestones
Armed configuration reported in trials
Ratel reports a separate armed integration under test; baseline logistics service does not establish acceptance of that integration.
Read the announcement ↗Previously used vehicle enters museum collection
The museum records the donated vehicle's earlier Ukrainian military logistics service.
Read the announcement ↗
Publication history
- — Document the supported control-system option and explicitly preserve unresolved numeric conflicts.
- — Added sourced land and maritime coverage with domain-specific evidence and limitations.
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Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.