“UxS is a significant milestone in shaping the Army’s ground autonomy portfolio,” said Stephanie Bonk, co-founder and president of Overland AI. “We are excited to deliver true off-road capability and continue to build trust with Soldiers through reliable performance and enhanced mission outcomes.”
Founded in late 2022, Overland AI has rapidly established itself as a leader in autonomous off-road manoeuvre. The company has deployed autonomy at high speeds, across difficult terrain, and in a wide range of mission demonstrations, drawing on a team with experience from decorated military veterans and scientists who have driven advances in autonomous mobility over two decades.
“This program is a pioneering effort that aligns deeply with Overland’s core focus on rapid innovation and close iteration with warfighters,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI. “Since our founding nearly three years ago, Overland has consistently tackled the hardest problems in ground autonomy, challenges that remained unsolved for decades. We are ready to put that work to the test and continue to deliver mission-critical capabilities that deliver effects and reduce risk to our warfighters.”
The UxS programme includes a six-month integration with a Transforming in Contact (TiC) unit, chosen for its operational experience with the ISV. The brigade’s mission focus on mobility, agility and off-road manoeuvre will provide conditions to evaluate autonomous ISV performance during Combat Training Center (CTC) rotations.
The ISV serves as a proven and familiar platform for the evaluation, enhanced with modular and adaptable autonomy to support varied mission payloads. The programme will test whether this combination can expand the Army’s capabilities across complex operational scenarios.
“Future conflicts will likely involve the proliferation of uncrewed systems in contested environments. Soldiers need reliable and robust autonomy now to ensure their advantage and increase safety.” said Chris Higgins, director of business development at Overland AI. “Overland was built to deliver exactly that. We look forward to partnering with the Army and the TiC unit to reduce risk to force and increase the lethality of our Army’s greatest asset: its people.”
Overland AI is already delivering autonomous ground vehicle technology to U.S. Army units, as well as to the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Special Operations Command. Alongside operational deployments, the company is advancing new capabilities with DARPA, DIU, and Army Futures Command to support autonomous operations across any vehicle, terrain and mission.
