
Anduril Industries has partnered with Hanwha Defense USA on a bid for the Army’s Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport (SMET) Inc. II ground robot competition, the companies said on Thursday. The two firms said they submitted a bid for SMET Inc. II offering a “modified, autonomy-ready” uncrewed ground vehicle based on South Korean defense firm Hanwha’s Arion-SMET platform, and noted their team also includes Clarksburg, Maryland-based Forterra’s AutoDrive vehicle autonomy solution. “We are thrilled about partnering with Hanwha Defense USA and…