U.S. Army awards contract for autonomous resupply drone

The U.S. Army has awarded a contract for an autonomous resupply drone system designed to deliver materiel to forward-deployed units in contested environments. The program addresses a critical logistics vulnerability identified in high-intensity conflict scenarios by removing human drivers from dangerous last-mile supply runs. The selected system is expected to operate in GPS-degraded environments using onboard navigation and AI-based obstacle avoidance. This contract reflects the Army's broader push toward autonomous logistics as part of its multi-domain operations doctrine.