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ULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas

Overland AI (Seattle, Washington, founded 2022) manufactures the ULTRA, a fully autonomous uncrewed ground vehicle for military operations including reconnaissance, logistics resupply, counter-drone, and breaching in GPS-denied and extreme environments. The ULTRA reaches 56 km/h, carries 453 kg of payload, and has a cruising range of 160 km running on Overland AI's proprietary OverDrive autonomy software and SPARK hardware.

The US Marine Corps has purchased ULTRA vehicles and US troops have evaluated it in tactical scenarios; Overland AI raised $100 million in February 2026 to scale production with US armed forces.

ULTRA by Overland AI · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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DARPA RACER Heavy Platform (based on Textron M-5 chassis with Overland AI autonomy) used for autonomous combat breaching demonstration with III Armored Corps' 36th Engineer Brigade at Fort Hood. Vehicle autonomously drove to minefield and fired MICLIC from 2.5km away.

Safety record

No incidents on record for ULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas.

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Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
ULTRA
Company
Overland AI
Location
Fort Hood, Texas
Status
pilot
First seen
2025-10-30
ID
78673b1a-d8d5-41a2-93be-25105af154d5

Timeline

  1. Oct 2025
    First recorded
    ULTRA first documented operating at Fort Hood, Texas.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/2/12/army-still-years-away-from-large-scale--autonomous-ground-vehicle-ops
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

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Verified

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

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Common questions

What is the ULTRA deployment at Fort Hood, Texas?
ULTRA, built by Overland AI, is recorded as a deployment at Fort Hood, Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Overland AI operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas?
Overland AI, the manufacturer of ULTRA, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ULTRA deployment at Fort Hood, Texas go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting October 30, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ULTRA deployment at Fort Hood, Texas?
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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