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Overland AI To Use New SPARK Upfit Kit For Army’s ISV Autonomy Program

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 5th, 2025

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Overland AI To Use New SPARK Upfit Kit For Army’s ISV Autonomy Program

Paratroopers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, ride in an Infantry Squad Vehicle during Falcon Avalanche at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, Feb. 6, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devyn Adams)

Overland AI has said it will utilize its new SPARK upfit kit for its work on the Army’s new program to bring autonomy capability to Infantry Squad Vehicles. Stephanie Bonk, Overland AI’s co-founder and president, told Defense Daily the company sees the Army’s Unmanned Systems (UxS) Autonomy effort as a “springboard” to bringing autonomous driving capabilities to more types of ground vehicles. “We’ve made a lot of strides in three years as a company fitting multiple different types of vehicles…

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