The US Army is evaluating different configurations of the FireAnt uncrewed ground vehicle in its Pegasus Charge 4 exercise, continuing its experiments with small robotic systems to support troops and armoured units. The first information on the exercise does not give the number of FireAnts, their payloads or the results.
FireAnt is made by Swarmbotics AI and belongs to its ANTS (Attritable Networked Tactical Swarm) family. According to the maker, one operator can supervise several vehicles that share tasks and information. Depending on the equipment fitted, it can be used for reconnaissance, electronic warfare, logistics support or countering drones, and it is small enough for soldiers to carry.
In April 2026 the 1st Cavalry Division used a FireAnt V4 in Project Golden Shield at Fort Hood, Texas, where the Army assessed a defence against small drones that combined sensors, command and control and several ways of stopping them.
Background
United States Army
Organization
The land branch of the United States armed forces.
Description from dronelife.com
FireAnt
Uncrewed ground vehicle
A modular small uncrewed ground vehicle from Swarmbotics AI, part of its ANTS family for coordinated operations.
Description from Revista Forte
Swarmbotics AI
Robot maker
The company that develops the FireAnt ground robot and the ANTS family of robotic platforms and software.
Description from Revista Forte
