Striveworks is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Army and the broader Department of Defense as its enterprise contract increases tenfold from $70 million to $700 million over five years.
The Austin, Texas-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company said the expanded agreement will allow additional military units and missions to deploy its Chariot software platform and Chariot Forge agentic AI capabilities. Striveworks already supports military operations in the United States, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.
A major component of the expansion is a five-year, $200 million Army contract supporting Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, one of the Army’s central battlefield modernization initiatives.
Striveworks provides core AI capabilities for NGC2, with its work expanding from division-level prototyping in Colorado and Hawai’i to support for I Corps. The Army previously selected Striveworks to provide baseline AI tools and services for the broader multibillion-dollar NGC2 initiative.
The company’s Chariot platform enables military users to deploy, monitor, evaluate, and re-optimize AI models and agents as battlefield conditions change. The platform is designed to account for variables including terrain, weather, and adversary behavior while maintaining human oversight.
Striveworks also announced a new $4.57 million contract supporting the Army Intelligence Data Platform. The project will introduce Chariot Forge’s agentic AI capabilities into Army intelligence workflows, allowing AI agents to operate within defined permissions while preserving human review and authorization at critical decision points.
Separately, Striveworks recently received a $9.75 million contract supporting U.S. Army Europe and Africa. Under that program, Chariot Forge will help soldiers conduct intelligence assessments and connect existing military tools and data systems, reducing the need to manually transfer information between separate platforms.
Striveworks said its technology has demonstrated improvements in intelligence processing, target processing, and targeting precision during Army testing and deployments. The company also said units using its software have been able to operate with a reduced physical and electronic footprint, helping improve mobility and decrease detectability.
Founded in 2018, Striveworks develops operational AI infrastructure for defense and national security environments. Its deployments span Army, Navy, Combatant Command, and Joint Task Force operations.
KEY QUOTES:
“AI is a critical offset technology, but employing it demands continuous evaluation, rigorous guardrails, and the oversight that ultimately defines trust. At Striveworks, we take seriously our responsibility to ensure that AI remains effective, accountable, and responsive to the demands of the evolving mission. This contract allows the Striveworks team to remain tightly engaged with our users, reduces acquisition friction, and ultimately gives teams across the Army and joint force the ability to bring Chariot and sovereign AI quickly into the fight.”
Jim Rebesco, Co-Founder And CEO Of Striveworks
“AI has the greatest operational value when it improves an actual mission workflow. That means helping intelligence professionals understand the battlefield faster and improving the intelligence support commanders rely on to make targeting and operational decisions.”
Kevin Strouse, General Manager For C2 Systems At Striveworks
