xTech|Edge Strike: Ground
Supports mobile power, payload, and mobility innovation through substantial competitive prize initiatives.
xTech|Edge Strike: Ground is a two-phase prize competition run by Army FUZE PIT targeting ground-domain technologies that detect, disrupt, and defeat adversary capabilities. The FY26 cycle addressed five technology focus areas: Ground Payload Delivery Systems; Uncrewed, Automated, and Modular Ground Platforms; Containerized Ground Launched Effect Systems; Autonomous Minefield Systems; and Autonomo…
1) Ground Payload Delivery Systems (Detect, Disrupt, Defeat); 2) Uncrewed, Automated, Modular Ground Platforms; 3) Containerized Ground Launched Effect Systems; 4) Autonomous Minefield Systems; 5) Autonomous Entrenching & Obstacle Systems.
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