Today*, the U.S. Army awarded three Unmanned Systems (UxS) Autonomy agreements to Forterra (Clarksburg, Md.), Overland AI, Inc. (Seattle, Wa.) and Scout AI, Inc. (Sunnyvale, Ca.) to rapidly integrate and deliver commercial autonomous mobility into Army formations. The total award value for all agreements is approximately $15.5 million.
Under these agreements, each awardee will integrate their commercial autonomy solutions onto existing Army Infantry Support Vehicles (ISVs) and deliver prototypes to Army Soldiers for demonstration and evaluation in May 2026.
“We are looking forward to seeing how our industry partner’s autonomy solutions perform on vehicles while performing relevant military missions,” said Col. Ken Bernier, project manager, Future Battle Platforms “We remain committed to bringing the best technologies to our warfighters and shaping the future of autonomous mobility for our Army at an unprecedented speed.”
These demonstrations and evaluations will inform future Army decisions on the applicability of autonomous and unmanned systems across the force and could have the potential to directly transfer successful capabilities to a variety of other ground vehicle platforms.
“This effort will serve as an opportunity for the Army to assess the reliability of commercial autonomy and their ability to deliver real operational value to Soldiers in the field,” said Bernier.
By Ashley John
* published on 27 August.