# MUTT (S-MET): robot model

Canonical ID: `ce20f302-cb31-40da-b3bf-bd8372c9dc99`

- **Slug:** gdls-mutt
- **Form factor:** defense_ugv
- **Maturity stage:** production
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 1

## Specs

- **config:** 4x4/6x6/8x8 wheeled
- **program:** US Army S-MET

## Deployments

- [gdls-mutt-us-army-smet](/deployments/gdls-mutt-us-army-smet.md) at United States (id: `e9d2683f-1cf1-40da-ba51-6fd6b10d3fe2`)

## Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [GDLS MUTT (S-MET) mobility](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyE9a4Kx5F0). _Courtesy of General Dynamics Land Systems_. General Dynamics Land Systems footage of its MUTT (S-MET) uncrewed ground vehicle demonstrating all-terrain mobility. The MUTT is a semi-autonomous follow-the-leader and teleoperated equipment-transport vehicle, not fully autonomous; 'semi-autonomous' is the maker's framing. US defense, ITAR-controlled.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is MUTT (S-MET)?

Wheeled modular UGV selected for the US Army Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (S-MET) program of record; logistics/payload transport, with counter-drone and armed variants.

### Who makes MUTT (S-MET)?

MUTT (S-MET) is made by General Dynamics Land Systems, based in Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA.

### Where is MUTT (S-MET) deployed?

1 verified deployment of MUTT (S-MET) is on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States.

### What is MUTT (S-MET)'s maturity stage?

MUTT (S-MET) is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.gdls.com/mutt/

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