Graig Graziosi
The Army is now outfitting soldiers with artificial intelligence tools to assist with threat identification, according to a new report.
As a result of a $98.9 million contract between the Army and San Francisco tech startup TurbineOne, soldiers will now have AI applications loaded onto their phones, drones, and laptops, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The app reportedly helps soldiers quickly identify threats, such as drone launch sites or concealed enemy positions. Typically, troops on the ground would rely on analysts reviewing data captured from drones, planes, and satellites for that kind of information — but TurbineOne's app can reportedly provide similar insights.
The technology is being adopted in response to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's directives for the military to purchase more commercial software and drop older military systems in favor of AI and drones.
The TurbineOne tech is being given to one unit at a time as the company continues to gather data and tweak its app based on users' feedback.
open image in galleryAmerican soldiers will soon have access to TurbineOne, an AI-powered app, that will assist them with threat detection and intelligence analysis without requiring them to have a stable connection to backline support (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Over the course of one weekend of use, TurbineOne implemented more than 200 software revisions based on user feedback, according to the company's chief executive, Ian Kalin.
What the tech ultimately does is process data and provide insights based on that data to soldiers in the field.
Army senior executive Andrew Evans told The Wall Street Journal that the service's goal is to process data 10 to 25 times faster than its enemies. He said that benchmark is reportedly crucial to retaining battlefield superiority.
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