Forterra

• AutoDrive
• MESA

  Forterra Autonomous Mission Systems

Output & shipments

• Deliveries

  2026-10-21 - Forterra reports building and delivering 105 Lancers in under six months. - Forterra’s own complete Lancer vehicles built and delivered in a historical under-six-month window; not Ouster production or current monthly output.

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2025-09-02 - The U.S. Army selected AutoDrive for integration into four Infantry Squad Vehicles. - AutoDrive integrations

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• Order / commitment

  2025-01-13 - AutoDrive entered a U.S. Marine Corps production programme through integration on Oshkosh ROGUE-Fires vehicles. - AutoDrive on ROGUE-Fires

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• Order / commitment

  2026-08-15 - Forterra reports 258-plus AutoDrive systems on contract. - AutoDrive systems

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Operating milestones

• Operating milestone

  2026-10-21 - Forterra and Ouster report 1,426 Lancer missions in Ukraine. - Forterra Lancer operating fleet mission total in Ukraine; per-mission autonomy/control mix undisclosed.

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• Operating milestone

  2026-10-21 - Forterra and Ouster report 88 casualty-evacuation operations. - Casualty evacuations within the 1,426 Lancer missions in Ukraine.

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• Operating milestone

  2026-10-21 - Forterra and Ouster report more than 7,300 fleet miles in Ukraine. - Cumulative distance of the Lancer fleet in Ukraine, not per-vehicle distance or Ouster sensor output.

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• Operating use

  2026-08-15 - Forterra reports AutoDrive deployments in 11 countries. - AutoDrive deployments

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Supply chain relationships

• Ouster

  Inbound - Perception - Ouster OS lidar sensors are integrated into Forterra AutoDrive's perception system

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• Aeva Technologies

  Inbound - Robot Sensing - Aeva Technologies supplies aeva 4d lidar and perception for autodrive for Forterra AutoDrive

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• Nominal

  Inbound - Compute & Control - Nominal provides the test and validation data platform supporting Forterra’s AutoDrive production

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• Velodyne Lidar

  Inbound - Sensing - S. Army autonomous shuttle

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• American Rheinmetall

  Outbound - Autonomy - Forterra supplies autonomy for American Rheinmetall’s awarded U.S. Army Project Sustainment UGV team

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• RENK

  Outbound - Software - Forterra supplies AutoDrive autonomy software for RENK HMPT drive-by-wire AMPV upgrade

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• 2024-09-10 - Series B - $75M - Forterra raises $75M Series B for autonomous ground systems

  The company completed a financing round to advance its robotics or autonomy programme. - source: forterra.com

• Crescent Cove Advisors - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10
• Enlightenment Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10
• Four More Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10
• Hedosophia - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10
• Moore Strategic Ventures - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10
• Standard Investments - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2024-09-10
• XYZ Venture Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2024-09-10

• Josh Araujo - Chief Executive Officer
• Joseph Putney - Chief Technology Officer
• Scott Sanders - Chief Growth Officer
• Scott Philips - Chief Innovation Officer and Head of Emerging Technology
• Kevin Turner - Chief Legal Officer
• Alberto Lacaze - President and Founder

Events

• 2026-10-21 - Capability - Forterra reports 1,426 Lancer missions in Ukraine

  The mission total includes88casualty-evacuation operations. Forterra says it built and delivered105Lancers in under six months. The fleet has travelled more than7,300miles; plans for next-generation Rev8 sensing are separate from its current Rev7 configuration.

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• 2026-10-12 - Partnership - Forterra selected for JRTC Project LAUNCH Box integration

  The programme supports Geronimo, JRTC’s resident opposing force, during brigade training rotations. Forterra will source Army-prioritized systems from multiple vendors and link new and existing equipment through OASIS-Fabric. Its responsibilities include operator training and sustainment; the programme will collect operational data to inform requirements and acquisition decisions.

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• 2026-10-12 - Product Launch - Forterra launches OASIS-OneLink mission integration platform

  OneLink works alongside existing command-and-control tools through the OASIS-Fabric integration framework. Operators can add or swap capabilities without starting a custom integration for each new system. Native desktop applications support offline operations when connectivity is unavailable.

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• 2026-07-07 - Deployment - Forterra reveals 100+ Lancer UGVs deployed in Ukraine

  Forterra disclosed more than 100 Lancer UGVs deployed in Ukraine. The Lancer fleet has logged more than 1,100 missions and 2,500 miles. Reported mission totals include 777,440 lb carried and 52 casualty evacuations.

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• 2026-05-12 - Capability - RENK America adds drive-by-wire capability for BAE Systems AMPV autonomy integration

  The plug-and-play drive-by-wire upgrade retains the current transmission’s space envelope. The work supports BAE Systems’ rapid capability kit initiative for the US Army vehicle fleet. RENK identified Bradley, M109 Paladin and M270 as other HMPT-equipped platforms that could use the upgrade.

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• 2026-03-12 - Partnership - Forterra selects Nominal for AutoDrive test and mission data infrastructure

  Nominal unifies data from simulation, hardware-in-the-loop benches, test ranges and operating vehicles. The programme covers regression testing, real-time field validation, post-test analysis and fleet-wide sustainment analytics. The announcement identifies a technology selection and operating programme but does not disclose a contract value.

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• 2026-01-20 - Partnership - Forterra selects Aeva 4D lidar for AutoDrive

  Aeva’s frequency-modulated continuous-wave lidar will support perception on next-generation AutoDrive systems. The selection adds velocity measurement and long-range sensing to Forterra’s vehicle-agnostic autonomy stack.

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• 2025-11-12 - Funding - Forterra raises USD 238M in equity-and-debt Series C

  Moore Strategic Ventures led the round, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Franklin Templeton, RTX Ventures and other new and existing investors. Existing investor Crescent Cove supplied both equity and debt in the financing. Proceeds support command, control and communications offerings, edge-compute and autonomy-platform production, new offices and faster combat-system deployments.

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• 2025-10-15 - Partnership - CHAOS Industries and Forterra integrate autonomous counter-UAS systems

  The partners mounted CHAOS VANQUISH radar on a Forterra AutoDrive-powered SMET platform. The integrated counter-UAS system was field-tested ahead of U.S. Army xTech demonstrations.

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• 2025-09-02 - Contract Award - U.S. Army selects AutoDrive for four Infantry Squad Vehicles

  The work covers four Infantry Squad Vehicles assigned to the U.S. Army autonomous-systems effort. AutoDrive supplies the vehicle-agnostic autonomy stack for the selected host vehicles.

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• 2025-01-13 - Production Milestone - Forterra and Oshkosh move AutoDrive into ROGUE-Fires production

  AutoDrive is integrated on the Oshkosh ROGUE-Fires unmanned ground vehicle for the U.S. Marine Corps. The production award followed two low-rate initial production orders during fiscal 2025.

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• 2024-09-10 - Funding - Forterra raises $75M Series B for autonomous ground systems

  The 2.5-times-oversubscribed round was co-led by Moore Strategic Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital and Hedosophia. Standard Investments participated alongside existing investors Enlightenment Capital, Crescent Cove Advisors and Four More Capital. Forterra said the capital would support product development, customer programmes and delivery of autonomous ground-system capabilities.

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Relationships

• RENK

  Ampv Autonomy Integration - RENK America integrates its HMPT drive-by-wire upgrade with Forterra AutoDrive for BAE Systems AMPV.

• CHAOS Industries

  Autonomous Counter UAS Partner - CHAOS Industries and Forterra integrated CHAOS sensing with Forterra autonomous vehicle architecture.

• Ukraine

  Autonomous Ground Vehicle Operating Area - Forterra disclosed that more than 100 Lancer autonomous ground vehicles have operated in Ukraine under a U.S. government program.

• U.S. Army JRTC

  Partner - Forterra was selected to integrate unmanned systems for the U.S. Army JRTC's Project LAUNCH Box.

• Nominal

  Partnership Counterparty - Forterra selected Nominal to support testing, validation and mission operations for its AutoDrive autonomous-driving system.

Context tags

• Defence ground robot builder - Peer Group - Forterra supplies MESA and other autonomous tactical ground vehicle systems. https://www.forterra.com/posts/forterra-strengthens-battlefield-autonomy-portfolio-with-new-mesa-vehicl…

• U.S. Army selects AutoDrive for four Infantry Squad Vehicles

  2025-09-02 · Order / contract · Forterra was selected to integrate AutoDrive into four U.S. Army Infantry Squad Vehicles as part of the service’s autonomous-systems plan.

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