Overland AI demonstrates ULTRA combat capabilities during African Lion 2026
Overland AI deployed two ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles during African Lion 2026 in Morocco, showing coordinated breaching, fire-support and defensive-lane missions with U.S. Army and Marine Corps users.
Evidence notes
- The exercise ran April 20 through May 8 at the Cap Draa Training Area during U.S. Africa Command’s largest annual joint exercise.
- Overland trained soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and 7th Engineer Brigade and Marines from 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion on ULTRA operations.
- The two AGVs supported counter-attack and defense-lane missions using CROWS, APOBS and XM204 terrain-shaping payloads.
Company context
Overland AI develops autonomous ground systems for defense and field operations. Its OverDrive autonomy stack, SPARK upfit kit and ULTRA uncrewed vehicle are built for off-road tactical mobility in contested environments.