Ford says it has a contract to build three Super Duty–based prototypes for military use and is discussing additional projects with the U.S. Defense Department after an F‑250 fitted with autonomy and a counter‑drone turret appeared in Army testing.
Ford signed a contract to produce three Super Duty–based prototypes for potential military use.
The move follows sightings and tests of a Ford F‑250 equipped with an autonomous driving system and a counter‑drone weapon during U.S. Army activities.
CEO Jim Farley said Ford is in talks with the U.S. Defense Department about further defense projects.
Defense Department over additional projects, days after a Ford F-250 equipped with an autonomous driving system and counter-drone weapon was spotted undergoing U.S. The development comes as Ford works on three Super Duty-based prototypes for potential military use. automakers were exploring opportunities in defense production, including supplying vehicles for the U.S.
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A Ford F-250 that can drive itself carried a shotgun-armed drone-killing turret onto a live-fire range at Fort Bragg on August 18, 2026, the latest test in a U.S. Army program built to get engineers out of the blast radius during breaching operations. The vehicle, tested at Range 63 as part of Project Sandhills 2.0, […
“The U.S. Army is expanding access to its test ranges and proving grounds in an effort to get new munitions, drones, and other types of weapons to the battlefield more quickly,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
WASHINGTON — In a major effort to accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities to the warfighter, the U.S. Army announced today it is opening four premier stateside military test ranges and collaborating with partners to open an international military test range to private industry for their internal research, de
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