Forterra

Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial operators, including ground-vehicle autonomy, communications, sensing and edge-compute platforms. Its Lancer UGVs have been deployed in Ukraine under a U.S. government program for logistics and casualty evacuation missions.

Market context

Forterra builds autonomous mission systems for defense and industrial operators, including ground-vehicle autonomy, communications, sensing and edge-compute platforms. Its Lancer UGVs have been deployed in Ukraine under a U. S. government program for logistics and casualty evacuation missions.

Facts

Website: https://www.forterra.com/
HQ: Clarksburg, United States
Segment: defense robotics

Events

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.

Team

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

Articles

2025-11-12 - Forterra is financing defense autonomy around production contracts - Forterra tied a November 2025 $238 million Series C to DoD production work, Army contracts, goTenna integration, and an autonomy stack fo…

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