BLADE

Summary

About

About BLADE

BLADE is the current brand of HDT, a supplier of military mission systems spanning shelters, environmental control, power, filtration, command systems and robotic platforms. The business operates legally as HDT Robotics, LLC doing business as BLADE, preserving the HDT corporate continuity behind the new public identity.

Its robotics portfolio covers Hunter WOLF unmanned ground vehicles, Adroit manipulators and control systems for autonomy and teleoperation. Modular payloads and ROS-compatible interfaces support logistics, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation, remote handling and other hazardous field missions.

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Products

Deployments

  • Operating use

    2026-03-17 - Hunter WOLF vehicles were deployed for military training and operational evaluation, with later exercises involving the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division. - Hunter WOLF

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Supply

Supply chain relationships

  • Michelin

    Inbound - Mobility - Michelin Tweels are specified for BLADE's proposed Dire WOLF logistics vehicle

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  • United States Army

    Outbound - Autonomous Logistics - BLADE was selected for Project Sustainment with its proposed Dire WOLF logistics vehicle

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Team

  • Bob Joyce - Chief Executive Officer
  • Thomas Van Doren - President of Robotic Systems - Leads the robotic-systems business behind Hunter WOLF, WOLF-X, Dire WOLF and BLADE's manipulator platforms.

Resources

Media library

Official product literature, technical datasheets and maintained support material for BLADE/HDT rugged robotic platforms and manipulators.

Timeline

Events

Relations

Relationships

  • United States Army

    Partner - BLADE is one of six Army Infantry Last Tactical Mile industry partners, with Hunter WOLF submitted for logistics resupply and casualty evacuation.

Context

Comparable profiles

Shared workflows

  • AZAK

    workflow adjacency - Tactical UGV Operations

Context tags

  • Defence ground robot builder - Peer Group - BLADE/HDT supplies the WOLF-X wheeled robotic combat vehicle. https://www.hdtglobal.com/product/wolf-x-remote-combat-vehicle/
  • Unmanned ground vehicles - Peer Group - Official product pages describe the company's rugged UGV portfolio.
  • Tactical UGV operations - Workflow - Official field activity covers tactical logistics, power, communications and CASEVAC roles.

Commercial

  • BLADE selected for Army Infantry Last Tactical Mile initiative with Hunter WOLF

    2026-10-06 · Order / contract · BLADE is one of six industry partners chosen for the U.S. Army programme supporting infantry logistics and casualty evacuation.

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  • BLADE selected for U.S. Army Project Sustainment autonomous-logistics programme

    2026-07-23 · Order / contract · HDT Robotics, doing business as BLADE, was selected as one of five industry partners for the U.S. Army Project Sustainment initiative for contested-environment autonomous logistics.

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