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unmanned ground vehicle (UGV)

Six defense companies built a “hunter-killer” drone team during the Army’s Operation Jailbreak. One senses the target and the other shoots it down, moving in tandem. The “killer” robot is shown here. (Photo courtesy of AZAK)

Two days, one drone killer: How defense companies built a wheeled counter-UAS robot at the Army’s Operation Jailbreak

While there will be “some moving pieces” to work out for mass development, one CEO said, the first step in pumping out the counter-drone vehicle is for…
U.S. Army Soldier, Spc. Byron Clutier, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, operates a Hunter Wolf Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) during a training exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana, April 13, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariam Diallo)

Army wants unmanned ground vehicle for ‘last tactical mile’

“The last tactical mile” is the final space between support units and forward lines where equipment, ammunition, supplies and casualties pass “under the greatest threat from enemy…
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