TAROS V4 6x6

The Czech Army calls itself the first NATO force to field a TAROS platform, and the TAROS V4 6x6 is the fourth generation of that line from the state enterprise VOP CZ. Shown at IDET in Brno in 2019 and in service since 2020 – three platforms with the army according to the catalogue, plus the Military Police's SOM 6 unit – the six-wheeler weighs 1,500 kg and accepts up to 1,000 kg of superstructure on a body 2.90 by 1.77 by 1.05 m. Each wheel has its own electric motor; batteries give 60 km, and a diesel generator in series-hybrid mode extends that to 700 km.

Speed is 15 km/h, or 1 to 5 km/h when driving autonomously cross-country, with a data link of 3 to 5 km. The vehicle handles 30-degree side slopes and a 55-degree approach angle. Sensors comprise day and thermal cameras and a laser rangefinder; the UGV-Pz reconnaissance variant adds a mast with a Thales Squire radar.

The catalogue allows weapon-station superstructures, although no armed configuration in service is documented. Autonomy research continues with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague. Pricing is on request. Note that EDR quoted 1,850 kg combat weight, 350 kg payload and a 341 Ah battery for about 40 km in 2023, probably another configuration.

In class the TAROS matches the Mission Master SP, while the Czech Trail-Blazer serves a lighter logistics niche.