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Pentagon is beginning to follow Ukraine into wider use of ground robots
Why it’s here: Covers Pentagon UGV procurement levels ($115M FY2026), Marine Corps NMESIS and Army contract awards, and comparisons to Ukraine's adoption, all bearing directly on US defense acquisition and policy.
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11d agoDefense OnePentagon is beginning to follow Ukraine into wider use of ground robotsDefense One reports the Pentagon is slowly moving toward wider UGV adoption, trailing Ukraine's scale while funding and fielding projects like USMC NMESIS and Overland AI IBEX.1 outletRoboticsDefensePentagon pushes ground robots as DARPA tests GPS-free UGVs at Fort Knox7 linked
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