Britain’s Legendary Land Rover Gets a Ukrainian Makeover—Now It Drives Into War Without a Driver

Ukrainian paratroopers have transformed a Land Rover into a remotely controlled unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), allowing it to carry out missions in dangerous areas without putting a soldier behind the wheel, Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps reported on November 13.

The modified vehicle was developed by the 81st Separate Airmobile Brigade, part of the 7th Air Assault Corps, and is currently being used for operations in the Sloviansk sector.

Instead of having a driver inside the vehicle, an operator remotely controls its movements from a distance while the Land Rover performs assigned tasks in high-risk areas.

According to the corps, the modification is intended to reduce soldiers' exposure to danger and help protect Ukrainian personnel during military operations.

“The generation that grew up playing with remote-controlled cars is now making waves in the Sloviansk sector!” the 7th Air Assault Corps wrote, highlighting the brigade’s unconventional approach to adapting a conventional vehicle for unmanned operations.

Earlier, Ukrainian forces converted a Soviet-era BTR-60 armored personnel carrier into a remotely controlled attack vehicle and used it to destroy fortified Russian positions during offensive operations in eastern Ukraine.

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