Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced its DeepStrike™ autonomous mobile launcher vehicle, which does not require a driver, successfully completed a live fire demonstration at the U.S. Army’s Project Convergence. Raytheon led the effort producing the precision missile and launcher, Forterra supplied the self-driving technology, Oshkosh Defense provided the vehicle platform and electronic systems, and Ursa Major manufactured the missile’s rocket motor. The demonstration used a new Raytheon-made missile, developed for the U.S. Army’s Joint Reduced Range Rocket program, that was created via a rapid prototyping initiative. The DeepStrike launcher increases the amount of weapons compared to what is currently fielded. The launcher can fire missiles of various sizes, while providing the Army more mobility and survivability. Over the next year, the team will continue its autonomy testing to include both offensive and defensive fires in stressing environments.
“DeepStrike provides soldiers with a modern platform, autonomous capability and increased magazine depth to meet the Army’s future fires requirements,” said Brian Burton, vice president of Precision Fires & Maneuver at Raytheon. “At Project Convergence, Raytheon demonstrated revolutionary autonomous launcher technology: a self-driving launcher designed to operate seamlessly in all weather conditions, on all terrains, and in harsh battlefield environments.”
Raytheon, an RTX business, is a leading provider of defense solutions to help the U.S. government, our allies and partners defend their national sovereignty and ensure their security. For more than 100 years, Raytheon has developed new technologies and enhanced existing capabilities in integrated air and missile defense, smart weapons, missiles, advanced sensors and radars, interceptors, space-based systems, hypersonics and missile defense across land, air, sea and space. With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX push the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon. The company, with 2024 sales of more than $80 billion, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Oshkosh Corporation, formerly Oshkosh Truck, is an American industrial company that designs and builds specialty trucks, military vehicles, truck bodies, airport fire apparatus, and access equipment. It is organized in four primary business groups: access equipment, defense, fire and emergency, and commercial. Oshkosh Defense’s family of vehicles and mobility technology solutions sets the industry standard for excellence.
Forterra is a leading provider of autonomous systems for ground-based movement in the working world. The company is among the earliest innovators in the field of driverless technology, focused on building systems which protect front-line soldiers and enable civilian workers in industrial base.
Ursa Major is the leading independent rocket propulsion provider and a critical player in building the defense industrial base in the United States. As the first American company to fire an oxygen-rich staged combustion engine—a milestone previously only achieved by Russian engine-makers—Ursa Major provides reusable, high-performing propulsion systems to commercial space enterprises, defense contractors, and the Department of Defense for launch, hypersonics, and national security missions.
