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SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA

Autonomous unmanned ground vehicle designed to carry squad equipment. 11-foot-long, carries 500+ kg payload. Selected for US Army Project Workhorse.

SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) by Lockheed Martin · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

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First fully autonomous UGV+UAV mission. K-MAX delivered SMSS by sling load, SMSS then conducted autonomous resupply mission. Demonstrated collaborative robotics.

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
commercial 10 99

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Safety record

1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Dec 2011.

serious
1

Most recent: Dec 2011

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Incidents on record (1)

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System)
Company
Lockheed Martin
Location
United States/Georgia/Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Status
operational
Scale at site
11 to 100 units
Site environment
outdoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2014-08-07
ID
3d50e399-2a52-4e14-8bdc-e70236096f7d

Timeline

  1. Aug 2014
    First recorded
    SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) first documented operating at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA.
  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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Sources (1)

  1. https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2014-08-18-Robots-Moving-Robots-Lockheed-Martin-Conducts-First-Fully-Autonomous-Mission · 2014-08-07
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense

Sources by quality tier

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Common questions

What is the SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) deployment at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA?
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System), built by Lockheed Martin, is recorded as a deployment at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Lockheed Martin operates the deployment directly.
Who operates SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA?
Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of SMSS (Squad Mission Support System), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) deployment at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 7, 2014 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) deployment at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA?
1 active incident affecting this deployment is on the DEPLOY registry. Each is a sourced, append-only record; retracted incidents are suppressed from this view.
Is SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA safe?
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Dec 2011. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.

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