This website uses certain cookies, pixels and similar tracking technologies in order enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Certain information collected by that technology may be shared with our third party partners. By continuing to use this website, you agree to the use of these technologies. AP Overland AI Completes Successful Deployment with 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division at JRTC FORT POLK, La., April 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Overland AI successfully completed an operational deployment with the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (3-82) at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC), Fort Polk, Louisiana. Over the course of a month-long Combat Training Center rotation, four ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles were fully integrated into the Brigade’s scheme of maneuver. They executed contested logistics, reconnaissance, and counter-UAS missions alongside Soldiers in one of the U.S. Army’s most rigorous operational training environments. “The bar for what autonomous ground vehicles can do inside a military formation is being set right now, and 3-82 helped us set it,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI. “We watched Soldiers take ownership of our autonomous ground vehicles by expanding to broad ranges of mission sets on their own. That tells us we are building the right capability for the warfighter.” The deployment marks a significant milestone in validating autonomous ground vehicle technology at the Brigade level under realistic large-scale combat operations (LSCO) conditions, with direct observation by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George during the rotation. 3-82 Soldiers loading ULTRA AGV for resupply mission at JRTC. Operational Results Four ULTRA autonomous ground vehicles demonstrated clear operational value across multiple mission types during the rotation, operating across 10+ kilometer maneuver distances in day and night conditions: Contested Logistics: Resupply operations powered by ULTRA reduced distribution