The US Army tested an Autonomous Volcano variant that pairs the legacy M139 Volcano mine dispenser with a driverless Palletized Load System truck to emplace minefields without human assistance. It also auto-logs minefield locations and uploads them to a shared battlefield map, reducing engineer exposure while enabling rapid area denial.
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autonomyside: natofirst seen 2026-05-01
US Army tests driverless Autonomous Volcano mine-laying system
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-military/2026/07/07/us-army-tests-autonomous-mass-mine-laying/US Army tests autonomous mass mine-laying