Insider Brief - American Rheinmetall received an 18-month U.S. Army contract to develop hybrid-powered autonomous ground vehicles for transporting supplies in contested environments. - The Project Sustainment effort will combine Harbinger’s commercial hybrid chassis, Forterra’s autonomous-driving technology and Primordial Labs’ voice-controlled Anura interface. - The vehicles are intended to support company-sized units with limited human involvement, reduce risks to soldiers and could lead to follow-on orders as the Army expands its autonomous logistics fleet. American Rheinmetall has received an 18-month U.S. Army contract to develop hybrid-powered autonomous ground vehicles for moving supplies in war zones. According to American Rheinmetall, the contract is part of the Army’s Project Sustainment effort and is being executed through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium. American Rheinmetall will serve as the prime contractor and work with Harbinger, Forterra and Primordial Labs on the vehicle platform, autonomous-driving system and human-machine interface. The companies will develop uncrewed ground vehicles designed to support logistics for company-sized Army units and are intended to move equipment and supplies to and from forward positions with limited human involvement, reducing the need to expose soldiers to dangerous transport missions. American Rheinmetall noted the project fits with the Army’s modernization strategy by combining autonomous operation, hybrid power and commercially derived vehicle technology. Development and testing will take place at U.S. facilities and test ranges. The contract also includes the possibility of follow-on orders as the Army expands and updates its autonomous logistics fleet. Commercial Chassis, Military Mission Harbinger, which develops electric and hybrid medium-duty vehicle platforms, battery systems and drivetrains, will provide a dual-use hybrid chassis designed for commercial and specialty vehicles. American Rheinmetall said the platform can be adapted for military requirements and offers a path toward faster development and scalable production. Rheinmetall said the approach of adapting commercial vehicle technology for military