Overland AI has received an additional $4.5 million under an existing production contract to manufacture and field autonomous ground vehicles for the US Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment.
With the new funding, the company’s award under the Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies program rises from $20 million to $24.5 million.
Initially, the contract covered production of autonomous ground vehicles to support the US Marine Corps’ Marine Air Defense Integrated System.
A modification developed in partnership with the Marine Corps office responsible for ground-based air defense extends that work to the US Army Rangers.
According to Overland AI, its vehicles can operate without continuous remote control and carry different payloads for a range of missions.
Expanding Ground Autonomy Roles
The latest funding follows other Overland AI efforts to apply ground autonomy to obstacle breaching, fire support, and counter-drone operations.
Last month, the company received a $20-million US Army contract under the Engineer Autonomous Breaching Capability initiative.
The work aims to connect operators, robotic vehicles, autonomy software, and mission equipment to open routes through battlefield obstacles and minefields while reducing soldiers’ exposure to enemy fire.
Overland’s OverDrive software will provide vehicle autonomy and coordination among multiple robots.
In May, two ULTRA vehicles took part in African Lion 2026 in Morocco alongside US Army and Marine Corps personnel.
Scenarios included remotely operated fire support, clearing wire obstacles near dismounted troops, and deploying XM204 terrain-shaping munitions for defensive operations.
The vehicles also navigated obstacles including anti-vehicle ditches and simulated minefields.
Earlier this year, Overland AI and DroneShield announced work to integrate the DroneSentry-X Mk2 counter-drone system into Overland’s ULTRA autonomous ground vehicle, enabling it to detect drone threats.
