U.S. Army Tests Self-Driving Truck with Drone-Killing Turret
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U.S. Army tests self-driving truck with drone-killing turret
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 US military has been testing self-driving vehicles whose gun turrets can be controlled remotely by the operator.
US Army Tests Self-Driving Ford F-250 With Drone-Killing Shotgun Turret
Last week, the U.S. Army tested a self-driving Ford F-250 equipped with a shotgun-toting, drone-destroying turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg, bringing close-range defense to heavy engineering missions. The vehicle is part of Project Sandhills 2.0, an Army program used to develop self-driving platforms that navigate hazardous
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Tom's HardwareSelf-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range
The U.S. Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS (C-UAS) turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18. As part of Project Sandhills 2.0, self-driving Ford F-250 trucks were put through their paces, some armed with computer-controlled drone-killing shotgun turrets. Sandhills 2.0 builds on the original Sandhills project which spawned the Lancer UGV, built on the Polaris Ranger 1500 utility vehicle, …
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