GoKawiilArmy tests autonomous Ford F-250 with drone-killing shotgun turret at Fort Bragg
During Project Sandhills 2.0 live-fire testing on August 18, the U.S. Army evaluated self-driving Ford F-250 trucks fitted with Forterra's AutoDrive system, some carrying a computer-controlled shotgun turret called Edda from 9 Mothers. The turret detects drones acoustically before visually tracking and firing at aerial threats 7 inches or larger in diameter, engaging targets between 10 and 100 meters away.
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Cheap FPV drones have become a major threat to ground forces during breaching operations, and this system aims to give unmanned breaching vehicles the ability to defend themselves and clear paths for advancing troops without risking human operators. Using widely available Ford parts and acoustic-first detection also suggests the Army is prioritizing low-cost maintenance and stealthier sensing over purely high-tech, hard-to-sustain solutions.
- Sandhills 2.0 pairs autonomous Ford F-250 trucks with a new counter-drone shotgun turret called Edda.
- The Edda turret uses acoustic detection first, then visual tracking, to engage drones 10-100 meters away.
- Building on Ford's commercial platform aims to simplify long-term maintenance for Army breaching vehicles.
Source: tomshardware.com — Mark Tyson, 2026-08-23
Published there as: “Self-driving Ford F-250 truck with shotgun-equipped drone-killing turret tested by US Army — autonomous system designed to blast fast-moving drones at between 10 and 100 meters range”
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