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Forterra Lancer at United States (S-MET Increment II)

Autonomous ground vehicle based on Polaris off-road platform with custom sensor and computing system. Deployed in Ukraine combat zones for casualty evacuation and logistics missions.

Forterra Lancer by Forterra · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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Forterra secured second U.S. Army Sandhills Prime Contract for autonomous breaching and terrain shaping operations. Delivering autonomous mission systems on Ford F-250 vehicles for autonomous zone-clearing and line-charging. Also secured ROGUE-Fires Block 2 production award with Oshkosh Defense for USMC.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Forterra Lancer at United States (S-MET Increment II).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Company
Forterra
Status
operational
First seen
2026-07-31
ID
c119f12e-10ca-4a98-b7ce-f621eae90def

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    First recorded
    Forterra Lancer first documented operating at United States (S-MET Increment II).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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  1. https://registry.deploy.report/verified-deployments
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States (S-MET Increment II)?
Forterra Lancer, built by Forterra, is recorded as a deployment at United States (S-MET Increment II) on the DEPLOY registry. Forterra operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Forterra Lancer at United States (S-MET Increment II)?
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 (S-MET Increment II) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 31, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Forterra Lancer deployment at United States (S-MET Increment II)?
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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