RIPSAW M3

Sweden became the first European buyer of a Ripsaw in December 2025, choosing the M3 – the CH-47-transportable little brother of the textron-ripsaw-m5. Team Ripsaw (Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and Teledyne FLIR) had delivered two prototypes to the US Army in October 2024 under RCV Phase I; the Swedish quantity and contract value were not disclosed.

Gross vehicle weight rating is 8,165 kg, payload 2,268 kg (5,000 lb), width 2.03 m. A 63-square-foot deck takes weapon stations (the brochure shows a remote weapon station and a guided-missile launcher), engineer equipment or ISR payloads; the base vehicle is an open flatbed.

The hybrid-electric drivetrain with range extender allows pure electric movement, 48 km/h, more than 290 km (over 180 miles), over 19 h of silent watch and 10 kW of exportable power. Ground clearance is 356 mm, step 610 mm, trench 1,220 mm, gradient 60 percent. A MOSA architecture lets third-party autonomy suites be integrated, with sensing from Teledyne FLIR. Status is pilot and pricing on request.

Between the 1.8 t THeMIS and the 12 t Type-X, the M3 fills a weight class that European makers have not yet occupied – which explains Stockholm's interest.