# Ripsaw M5 (RCV) at Fort Hood, Texas: deployment

Canonical ID: `edf03f9a-001f-491a-9f5b-7f9c994d256b`

Soldier Operational Experiment at Fort Hood from June-August 2022 with [RCV-M](/models/textron-ripsaw-m5.md) prototypes including Ripsaw M5. Also used for autonomous breaching exercise with 36th Engineer Brigade in October 2025 as part of DARPA RACER program.

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

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** textron-ripsaw-m5-fort-hood-texas-usa
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Ripsaw M5 (RCV)](/models/textron-ripsaw-m5.md) (id: `9c94adcd-7c81-436f-a56d-fa8847fc4253`)
- **Category:** [Defense UGV](/defense-ugv)
- **Company:** [Textron Systems](/companies/textron-systems.md) (id: `5cbf0a34-6db1-4c67-b21c-f78d91ca36a3`)
- **Location:** [Fort Hood, Texas](/locations/fort-hood-texas-usa.md) (id: `fad2d19d-abc4-49f4-9da0-e9d75b93990b`)
- **First seen:** 2022-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/03/17/army-has-timeline-when-soldiers-will-test-robotic-combat-vehicles.html

## Common questions

### What is the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) deployment at Fort Hood, Texas?

Ripsaw M5 (RCV), built by Textron Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Fort Hood, Texas on the DEPLOY registry. Textron Systems operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Ripsaw M5 (RCV) at Fort Hood, Texas?

Textron Systems, the manufacturer of Ripsaw M5 (RCV), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) deployment at Fort Hood, Texas go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting June 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Ripsaw M5 (RCV) 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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