How Forterra Is Enabling Modular Military Vehicle Autonomy

November 12, 2025

Forterra had this prototype of a small autonomous military vehicle on display at the 2025 Modern Day Marine event in April. Forterra’s Vice President of Defense Growth, Patrick Acox, is the guest on this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast. (Image: Forterra)

During the 2025 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) annual meeting and exhibition , Forterra announced several major defense industry vehicle partnerships and introduced four new integrated modules designed to enable autonomy for military vehicles, communications, and more.

Headquartered in Clarksburg, Maryland, Forterra develops autonomous mission systems for specific defense applications, including robotics and self-driving vehicles. The company has a new partnership with BAE Systems that will rapidly prototype an autonomous Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV). Separately, Forterra has also collaborated with Oshkosh Defense and Raytheon to develop the "DeepFires" autonomous vehicle launcher technology.

On this episode of the Aerospace & Defense Technology podcast, Patrick Acox, Forterra Vice President of Defense Growth, is the guest to explain how the company provides autonomy-enabling modules for a wide variety of military applications.

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