# Forterra Lancer at United States: deployment

Canonical ID: `d707e1f4-dbac-419e-b49e-2ef236bb1ba6`

[Forterra](/companies/forterra.md) secures second US Army Sandhills Project Prime Contract for autonomous breaching and terrain shaping operations. Builds on $114M March 2025 contract that deployed 105 Lancers to Ukraine.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** forterra-lancer-united-states
- **Status:** announced
- **Model:** [Forterra Lancer](/models/forterra-lancer.md) (id: `f09c0ac4-7184-4649-8fd2-f79687718669`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Forterra](/companies/forterra.md) (id: `a91eb879-f2f2-4ecc-99c2-12765e7cfaf4`)
- **Location:** [United States](/locations/united-states.md) (id: `aa8b9c05-c836-4021-801f-59801970401e`)
- **First seen:** 2026-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.forterra.com/posts/forterra-secures-second-u-s-army-sandhills-prime-contract-enabling-the-armys-autonomous-breaching-and-terrain-shaping-operations

## Common questions

### What is the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States?

Forterra Lancer, built by Forterra, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. Forterra operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Forterra Lancer at United States?

Forterra, the manufacturer of Forterra Lancer, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting July 31, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Is the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.

### Have there been incidents at the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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