Robot model
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System)
Autonomous unmanned ground vehicle designed to carry squad equipment.
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Form factor
- defense
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 3
- Website
- news.lockheedmartin.com ↗
Overview
Autonomous unmanned ground vehicle designed to carry squad equipment. 11-foot-long, carries 500+ kg payload. Selected for US Army Project Workhorse.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Form Factor
Maturity
Unmanned squad support vehicle
Afghanistan assessment
Specs
Range km
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for SMSS (Squad Mission Support System). Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
First fully autonomous UGV+UAV mission.
SMSS controlled via satellite from 200+ miles away.
4 SMSS vehicles deployed for 3-month Military Utility Assessment (Jan–May 2012).
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) on the deployment map
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 7, 2014
at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedFeb 19, 2013
at Camp Grayling, Michigan, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2012
at Afghanistan
Safety record
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Incidents affecting SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) (1)
- Iran captured a US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth surveillance drone largely intact (2011)2011-12-04 · Other
via SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
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Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: defense
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for SMSS (Squad Mission Support System).Recent coverage
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/lockheed-smss.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/9986bc33-a383-474e-ab14-5077b0f4415b
- Revision history: /models/lockheed-smss/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
SMSS (Squad Mission Support System) draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the 94th percentile among defense robots. Hype Gap -89.9, 8th widest among defense robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 6, 2026