Kodiak AI lands Marine Corps deal to add driverless tech to ROGUE Fires platform
Last year Forterra was also awarded a contract to integrate its autonomy stack, dubbed AutoDrive, into the JLTVs for the ROGUE Fires program.
Forterra acquires networking company goTenna
“For us, goTenna provides, really that critical mesh networking capability on top of an organization and culture that already has built of very talented people focused on delivering very relevant tech to warfighters,” Forterra CEO Josh Araujo told Breaking Defense.
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BAE Systems, Forterra join forces for autonomous AMPV prototype
The two companies plan to have a prototype of the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle outfitted with autonomous capabilities by next year.
Army shaking up new autonomy initiative, pivoting away from ISVs: Sources
“The focus will be mission autonomy” with the goal of letting companies bring in the best robots rather than trying to automate more ISVs, a senior defense official told Breaking Defense.
Army taps three companies to take ISVs unmanned
“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 Col. Ken Bernier.
Raytheon team demos new DeepStrike autonomous launcher at Army experiment
The team, which includes Forterra and Oshkosh, used the Project Convergence Capstone 5 experiment to fire a Joint Reduced Range Rocket training round that is currently in source selection.
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Interoperability becomes the price of entry for next-gen warfighting tech
AI, autonomous systems, cyber, and EW converge as industry targets faster battlefield effects.
Army picks Carnegie, Forterra for autonomous logistics truck prototyping
DIU and the service want to make a final downselect by mid-2026 but ongoing budget uncertainty could derail that plan, says Maj Gen Michelle Donahue.
USMC to add upgraded autonomy navigation suite into ROGUE Fires program
The service is funneling nearly $30 million into the program to add in Forterra’s AutoDrive system into the JLTV-based launcher.
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Driverless systems are ready for the next gear
Robotic missile batteries maneuver and fire faster than crewed systems, keeping operators at standoff distances.