The US Army is making a new $700 million bet on AI that helps soldiers turn battlefield intelligence into targets
The US Army has awarded a $700 million contract to Striveworks to expand the use of its Chariot AI platform. The software assists soldiers in processing battlefield data and identifying potential targets more efficiently.
Why it matters
This represents a significant scaling of AI integration into military command and control systems, highlighting the Pentagon's push for automated battlefield decision-making.
Striveworks' Chariot program develops and trains AI agents and models that support battlefield operations. US Army photo by Spc. Jonathan Reyes The US Army is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on AI that speeds up battlefield decision-making. Striveworks' Chariot program is a core AI component of the Army's new NGC2 battlefield software. The contract deal will bring Chariot to more Army units as the Pentagon invests heavily in AI. The US Army is making a major investment in expanding the use of an artificial intelligence platform to help soldiers process battlefield intelligence and make decisions faster. The $700 million deal between the Army and Striveworks is a tenfold increase from the initial enterprise contract and will bring the company's Chariot AI platform to more units and missions. Chariot is also at the core of the Army's new warfighting software, Next Generation Command and Control , or NGC2.
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