'Turn any tank into your next UGV': France's Foreign Legion may get thousands of XXL robot mules built from retired tanks — though the demo inconveniently sits on one of only two AMX-32s ever made
- KNDS and S2M's REFURBOT show up at France's National Infantry Days as an "XXL robotic mule" for the Foreign Legion's 2nd REI, according to FOB
- REFURBOT uses the TOXO kit to turn retired armored vehicles into Unmanned Ground Vehicles, and was first shown in June 2026 as a 25mm-armed combat robot
- No payload, price, autonomy level, or contract has been published, and the vehicle remains a prototype for now
France's Foreign Legion may soon be moving supplies with a tank that no longer needs a crew.
At the recent Journées nationales de l'infanterie (JNI), the French Army infantry school's showcase held at Draguignan, defense outlet Forces Operations Blog (FOB)posted a video of what it called an "XXL robotic mule for the legionnaires of the 2nd REI."
The 2nd REI is the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, a French Foreign Legion unit based in Nîmes.
From gun platform to pack animal...
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