Rheinmetall to Deliver Autonomous Supply Vehicles Under Army’s Project Sustainment

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American Rheinmetall has won an 18-month contract to supply the US Army with next-generation uncrewed ground vehicles, as per a recent press statement. The National Advanced Mobility Consortium is executing the award, part of the Army’s Project Sustainment programme.

As prime contractor, American Rheinmetall will deliver hybrid-powered, autonomous vehicles built for company-sized element sustainment missions. The vehicles will carry supplies to and from the forward line of troops without human drivers. This approach cuts risk to soldiers and boosts efficiency in contested environments.

The programme prioritises autonomy, commercial technology and hybrid power integration. It also introduces voice control, letting soldiers direct vehicles through natural speech. Teams will carry out the work across American facilities and test ranges.

American Rheinmetall is delivering the effort alongside three partners. Harbinger contributes commercial vehicle technology that speeds development and supports scalable production. Forterra supplies autonomous capabilities that let vehicles operate with minimal human oversight in distributed missions. Primordial Labs brings its Anura interface, which converts natural language commands into robotic action, easing the cognitive load on operators and shortening training times.

Jim Schirmer, American Rheinmetall’s VP of Sales and Marketing, commented: “This award expands American Rheinmetall’s growing portfolio of uncrewed ground systems within the US market and reinforces our position as a leader in ground robotics and autonomous technologies.” He added: “Project Sustainment directly supports the Army’s modernisation priorities by delivering autonomous load-handling and transport capabilities that increase readiness and reduce the burden on soldiers.”

The contract carries potential for follow-on orders as the Army continues modernising its autonomous logistics fleet, underlining Washington’s wider push towards uncrewed systems in contested logistics operations.

Learn more on Rheinmetall’s website

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