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NOMAD at Fort Irwin, California, USA

Lightweight tactical unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) weighing under 650 pounds with over 1,000 pounds of payload capacity. Designed for resupply, CASEVAC (casualty evacuation), breaching, CUAS integration, and power export missions. Operable via tablet in autonomous, teleoperated, or manual drive modes.

Towable behind multiple vehicle types, airdrop-capable, and transportable on NATO pallets. Built with open architecture for flexible mission configurations. Tested at US Army's Project Convergence Capstone exercise at Fort Irwin, California, where soldiers used it 12-13 times for resupply missions in Mojave Desert conditions.

Range ~600m (reduced to ~200m in rocky terrain). No return-home feature. Provides up to 3 kWh exportable power (33.4 kWh with additional MMPs).

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US Army Project Convergence Capstone exercise. ~10,000 soldiers gathered to experiment with new technologies. NOMAD used 12-13 times for resupply missions in Mojave Desert conditions. Heat caused tablet glitches; rocky terrain reduced range from 600m to 200m. One ramp failure incident caused NOMAD to flip on its side (no damage).

Safety record

No incidents on record for NOMAD at Fort Irwin, California, USA.

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Last updated
2026-08-17
Model
NOMAD
Company
Hendrick Technical Solutions
Location
Fort Irwin, California, USA
Status
operational
First seen
2026-07-01
ID
af02c278-99fd-405e-984a-e7c04cd2211c

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    First recorded
    NOMAD first documented operating at Fort Irwin, California, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. Rugged robotic mules could make dangerous supply missions safer for US soldiers · https://www.businessinsider.com/us-soldiers-ground-robots-for-resupply-missions-2026-8 · 2026-07-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-17

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-17

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense

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Common questions

What is the NOMAD deployment at Fort Irwin, California, USA?
NOMAD, built by Hendrick Technical Solutions, is recorded as a deployment at Fort Irwin, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Hendrick Technical Solutions operates the deployment directly.
Who operates NOMAD at Fort Irwin, California, USA?
Hendrick Technical Solutions, the manufacturer of NOMAD, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the NOMAD deployment at Fort Irwin, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the NOMAD deployment at Fort Irwin, California, 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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