BAE Systems and Forterra plan to show the Army a self-driving Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle next year in an unorthodox prototyping effort designed to quicken development.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Dominic Minadeo is an Inside Defense Army reporter. Before Inside Defense, he covered a slew of topics across Vermont as an intern for VTDigger. He also reported and edited for the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont, where he graduated.
BAE Systems and Forterra plan to show the Army a self-driving Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle next year in an unorthodox prototyping effort designed to quicken development.
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