# ULTRA at Fort Hood, Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `78673b1a-d8d5-41a2-93be-25105af154d5`

DARPA RACER Heavy Platform (based on Textron M-5 chassis with [Overland AI](/companies/overland-ai.md) 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.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** overland-ai-ultra-fort-hood-texas-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [ULTRA](/models/overland-ai-ultra.md) (id: `0146b36d-68af-4a2d-abd4-4cad8716ba24`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Overland AI](/companies/overland-ai.md) (id: `b7978317-08dd-40ae-aafc-5213e2390733`)
- **Location:** [Fort Hood, Texas](/locations/fort-hood-texas-usa.md) (id: `fad2d19d-abc4-49f4-9da0-e9d75b93990b`)
- **First seen:** 2025-10-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2026/2/12/army-still-years-away-from-large-scale--autonomous-ground-vehicle-ops

## 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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