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# US autonomous military vehicle startup Forterra says it deployed 100+ Lancer UGVs, based on Polaris ATVs, in Ukraine since 2025, completing 1,100+ missions (Tim Fernholz/TechCrunch)

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**Published:** July 7, 2026  
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## Overview

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: US autonomous military vehicle startup Forterra says it deployed 100+ Lancer UGVs, based on Polaris ATVs, in Ukraine since 2025, completing 1,100+ missions &mdash; Forterra, a US builder of autonomous vehicles, revealed today that more than 100 of its self-driving ATVs have been deployed &hellip;

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