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MUTT (S-MET) at United States

Wheeled modular UGV selected for the US Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) program of record; logistics/payload transport, with counter-drone and armed variants.

MUTT (S-MET) by General Dynamics Land Systems · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

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PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of General Dynamics Land Systems

General Dynamics Land Systems footage of its MUTT (S-MET) uncrewed ground vehicle demonstrating all-terrain mobility. The MUTT is a semi-autonomous follow-the-leader and teleoperated equipment-transport vehicle, not fully autonomous; 'semi-autonomous' is the maker's framing.

The US Army operates the MUTT under the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) program of record, selected in July 2020, with active production under S-MET Increment 1. GDLS is also a contender for S-MET Increment 2 under an $11.55M OTA prototype contract covering 8 units for government test, with a production decision anticipated in late FY2027 for up to 2,195 systems valued at $875M to $1.1B.

Key facts

Operator
US Army
Program
Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET), program of record (selected July 2020)
Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
Active production under S-MET Increment 1. Contender for S-MET Increment 2 with $11.55M OTA prototype contract (8 units for gov test). S-MET Inc 2 production decision anticipated late FY2027 (up to 2,195 systems, $875M-$1.1B). Primary near-term volume opportunity for GDLS in robotic logistics.

Safety record

No incidents on record for MUTT (S-MET) at United States.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
MUTT (S-MET)
Company
General Dynamics Land Systems
Location
United States
Status
operational
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2020-07-01
ID
e9d2683f-1cf1-40da-ba51-6fd6b10d3fe2

Timeline

  1. Jul 2020
    First recorded
    MUTT (S-MET) first documented operating at United States.
  2. Jul 2020
    created
  3. Jun 2026
    field updated
    key facts: lifecycle enrichment added → Lifecycle stage (re-verified 2026-06-07)
  4. Jul 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.gdls.com/mutt/
  2. https://armyrecognition.com/
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the MUTT (S-MET) deployment at United States?
MUTT (S-MET), built by General Dynamics Land Systems, is recorded as a deployment at United States on the DEPLOY registry. General Dynamics Land Systems operates the deployment directly.
Who operates MUTT (S-MET) at United States?
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 United States go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the MUTT (S-MET) 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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