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Army selects six vendors for autonomous infantry support

Prototype selection · August 11, 2026

Eight-wheeled Army SMET ground robot in an urban training area at Fort Irwin. — Related platform: an Army SMET during Project Convergence training at Fort Irwin in 2024. This photograph does not identify a 2026 Infantry Last Tactical Mile vendor selection. U.S. Army / Pfc. Ivan Hernandez · Public domain (U.S. government work; DVIDS) · Resized and converted to WebP. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

The U.S. Army announced six vendor selections for its Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative on August 11, 2026. The proposed systems are intended to move supplies, support casualty evacuation and extend communications for infantry formations.

The notice names Maren-Go, Overland AI, Forterra, Hendrick’s Motorsports, American Rheinmetall and HDT. At publication, formal awards were still expected in the following weeks. Demonstrations and assessments were planned ahead of an Army-unit operational assessment in early 2027. This source establishes vendor selection and planned evaluation, not a completed production decision or fleet deployment.

Source checked September 24, 2026. Status describes the linked record, not an assumption about later progress.