Forterra

Forterra’s autonomy is already in production for the U.S. military.

Our AutoDrive system powers autonomous mobility on Oshkosh Defense's ROGUE-Fires, the unmanned carrier at the heart of NMESIS. The Marine Corps’ latest launcher production agreement and establishment of its first medium missile battalion mark the program’s continued growth.

Delivering autonomous mission systems requires close integration between autonomy and the vehicles that carry it, backed by the manufacturing expertise to support the force at scale. Our work with Oshkosh Defense and the broader NMESIS team puts that approach into practice.

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Forterra and @May_Mobility are advancing to Phase III of the @DIU_x's Robotic Operations for Autonomous Delivery and Sustainment (ROADS) challenge, working toward autonomous rides for soldiers at Army bases.

Forterra will operate and test an autonomous passenger service through OneLink, evaluating how autonomy can reduce the personnel and resources tied up in routine trips across post. May Mobility will provide the passenger vehicles, equipped with its autonomous driving system.

Read the full announcement: forterra.com/posts/forterra…

Every new defense system promises an operational advantage, yet delivering it often depends on custom integrations that put vendors in control of how quickly the force can adopt, upgrade, and replace technology.

“MOSA compliant” doesn’t eliminate that dependency. The government can own its data and still rely on a vendor to access and use it.

Our latest blog makes the case for a Mission Data Commons: data that stays available, usable, and under the mission owner’s control as systems and vendors change. That control gives the force the freedom to modernize without starting over.

Read our perspective on MOSA 2.0: forterra.com/posts/mosa-2-0…

There’s a lot of work behind every mile driven autonomously. For AutoDrive, that work starts with high-quality data that helps our systems interpret and navigate the environments where warfighters operate.

Our partners at @encord_team went behind the scenes with Forterra to explore the data and development work that goes into putting autonomy in the field.

Forterra has been named to @a16z's 2026 American Dynamism 50, recognizing companies strengthening America’s industrial base. This year’s theme, “Production is Deterrence,” speaks directly to our work: delivering autonomous mission systems at the speed and scale warfighters need.

As a16z highlights, we produced and delivered 105 Lancer vehicles to Ukraine in less than six months. Those vehicles are moving supplies and supporting casualty evacuations along dangerous routes, putting autonomy to work where reducing human exposure matters most.

Scaling that impact means connecting proven autonomy with the manufacturing capacity to get it into the field. That is how we help turn American industrial strength into operational advantage.

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