During exercise Agile Spirit 2025 at the Combat Training Center, Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, members of the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, tested the Uncrewed Long-range Transport Autonomy (ULTRA) Fully Autonomous Tactical Vehicle.
Manufactured by Overland AI, ULTRA relies on their OverDrive autonomy software to negotiate terrain using inputs from the vehicle’s suite of onboard sensors which include, stereo cameras, light detection and ranging tech, thermal imagers, inertial measurement units, and GPS-denied localization tools.
ULTRA is an all-wheel, off-road drive vehicle with a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour. It can deliver up to 1,000 pounds with a cruising range of 100 miles at 20 miles per hour (terrain dependent).
Their TAK compatible command and control system is called OverWatch which allows one-to-many control by humans in the loop enabling them to task and execute missions while keeping their focus on immediate threats and tactical objectives.
ULTRA accepts modular mission payloads and can be configured for a variety of applications:
1. Reconnaissance and strike
2. Layered counter-UAS protection
3. Breaching
4. Resupply & logistics
5. Rapid and decisive maneuver
6. Spectrum and terrain shaping
7. CASEVAC
8. CBRN detection and decontamination
Specs:
This month, Overland AI personnel will demonstrate a C-UAS and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)-enabled ULTRA for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E), as well as the Army and United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
US Army photo at top by SGT Alex Lopez
Lower Army photo is by SGT Cameron Boyd
U.S. Army National Guard video by SGT Ehron Ostendorf
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