US Army to Test Eight Autonomous Resupply Robots and a Drone for Contested Pacific Islands

The U.S. Army selected nine autonomous logistics systems, eight ground vehicles and one heavy-lift drone, for live evaluation during a November 4–15, 2026, exercise in Hawaii. Soldiers at the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center will test the finalists in dispersed resupply scenarios associated with contested Pacific island operations. Each competitor has received a $25,000 award, with another $25,000 available for successful exercise integration and as many as five final prizes of $150,000. The G-TEAD competition is intended to assess practical delivery and autonomy under field conditions, not to announce an Army-wide procurement or operational fielding decision.