# MUTT (S-MET) at Hawaii, USA: deployment

Canonical ID: `f57527e6-0838-4908-ac71-f13b17d8951d`

U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division experimented with an armed version of the [Multi-Utility Tactical Transport](/models/gdls-mutt.md) (MUTT) UGV in field exercises in Hawaii. The MUTT was originally acquired under the Army's Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) program awarded in July 2020, with 624 systems contracted for delivery by 2025.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division
- **Program:** S-MET (Squad Multipurpose Equipment Transport)
- **Contract total:** 624 systems by 2025

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** gdls-mutt-hawaii-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [MUTT (S-MET)](/models/gdls-mutt.md) (id: `ce20f302-cb31-40da-b3bf-bd8372c9dc99`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [General Dynamics Land Systems](/companies/general-dynamics-land-systems.md) (id: `7d67479a-a099-4697-bd4f-3459bf2e1925`)
- **Location:** [Hawaii, USA](/locations/hawaii-usa.md) (id: `d31221e3-f1d0-4162-9f9e-17d68db77630`)
- **First seen:** 2025-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. **US Army tries out armed MUTT UGV in Hawaii** · https://www.asianmilitaryreview.com/2025/12/us-army-tries-out-armed-mutt-ugv-in-hawaii-foc/ · 2025-12-01

## Common questions

### What is the MUTT (S-MET) deployment at Hawaii, USA?

MUTT (S-MET), built by General Dynamics Land Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Hawaii, USA on the DEPLOY registry. General Dynamics Land Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates MUTT (S-MET) at Hawaii, USA?

General Dynamics Land Systems, the manufacturer of MUTT (S-MET), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the MUTT (S-MET) deployment at Hawaii, USA go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the MUTT (S-MET) deployment at Hawaii, USA?

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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