Army seeks autonomous technologies for uncrewed vehicle recovery missions
The market research effort is focused on identifying existing systems and emerging technologies in tactical autonomy, robotic manipulation, and autonomous navigation that could reduce personnel requirements and improve recovery operations in operationally challenging conditions.
Jamie Whitney
June 26, 2026
The Army is requesting industry input on autonomous systems that can perform vehicle recovery in denied, degraded, or limited communication environments.
Solutions should include capabilities for locating, navigating, rigging, and operating in challenging terrains with minimal human intervention.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army is seeking information from industry on autonomous and robotic technologies that could support future uncrewed ground vehicle recovery operations in contested environments.
In a request for information (RFI), officials said current vehicle recovery operations require significant manpower and expose Soldiers to enemy threats while operating in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited (DDIL) communications environments.
The market research effort focuses on identifying existing systems and emerging technologies in tactical autonomy, robotic manipulation, and autonomous navigation that could reduce personnel requirements and improve recovery operations under operationally challenging conditions.
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/uncrewed/article/55386769/army-seeks-autonomous-technologies-for-uncrewed-vehicle-recovery-missions
