Ukrainian defense firm Tencore is moving its AI KIT autonomy module for unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) toward mass production, with 210 kits scheduled for delivery to the military. The module was shown at a demo day of the European Defence Innovation Forum 2026 in the Netherlands, where CEO Maksym Vasylchenko described the plan.UGVs are remote-controlled robots used for tasks such as hauling supplies and evacuating the wounded. AI KIT is meant to keep one working when jamming denies it communications and navigation. When the signal drops, the vehicle detects the loss and carries out pre-programmed actions, Vasylchenko said. Tencore built the module in-house, according to Militarnyi. Vasylchenko said the commander of the Unmanned Systems Regiment has statistics showing the module helped save more than 30 percent of assets and complete missions. That figure comes from the company’s CEO, not from independent testing. No supporting data accompanies the claim.Field tests, a first mission and 210 kitsThe previous version was tested under real frontline conditions, according to a Militarnyi interview, with more than 20 kits delivered exclusively to combat units for operational use. Vasylchenko said the 210 new kits will go to users who have already deployed the module or recommended it to others. Tencore first showed the module in July this year.The first combat mission with AI KIT took place in the summer. Vasylchenko called it “possibly the first of its kind in the world” and said Tencore kept it quiet so the enemy wouldn’t learn of the capability. He said the mission succeeded, the robot covered the required distance, and the commander of the Unmanned Systems Regiment sent a positive audio message.Other builders are chasing similar autonomy. Czech firm LPP Holding has described its HORNET ground vehicle as built for places where satellite navigation is denied, and a Frontline Robotics and BUREVII robot tank can follow preplanned routes without constant operator control, its developers say.Limits, mine detection and AI KIT 2.0The 30 percent claim has limits. It rests on one commander’s statistics, relayed by Vasylchenko, and the interview doesn’t define “assets” or say what was counted. It doesn’t show how many missions the figure covers. The first-mission claim is also unconfirmed, and the interview offers no field data on performance during a full signal loss.Engineers are training the module’s computer vision, software that interprets camera images, to classify objects and judge obstacles, including possible mines. Vasylchenko said the system assigns each hazard a probability score, then decides whether to go around it, move over it or stop and reverse. That capability is still in training.Next, Tencore plans to fit the module to its own Matilda and TOR vehicles, then offer it to other Ukrainian UGV makers, which Vasylchenko called a straightforward technical task. Developers plan to unveil an AI KIT 2.0 upgrade as early as next spring, with far more memory to support larger onboard artificial intelligence models. The interview ran Nov. 11 on Militarnyi.