The US Army has awarded Rune Technologies a $2-million contract to deploy its AI logistics software in contested environments as part of the PORTAL (Predict, Optimize, Recommend, and Track for Adaptive Logistics) program.
Over the next 18 months, the company will work with the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, to deploy its TyrOS platform, replacing legacy manual sustainment processes tested with the 25th Infantry Division, 4th Infantry Division, and XVIII Airborne Corps.
The software provides commanders with real-time asset tracking, predictive modeling of potential shortfalls, and AI-generated courses of action for resupply and risk mitigation.
Rune’s edge-first approach allows units to operate independently from distant servers when connectivity is limited, a capability increasingly crucial against near-peer adversaries.
Co-founder and CEO David Tuttle said that the deal comes as “the army faces increasingly complex logistics challenges as near-peer adversaries develop capabilities to disrupt traditional supply chains.”
The Direct to Phase II designation of the contract enables the army to accelerate testing and integration with existing systems.
Advancing PORTAL
PORTAL is the army’s initiative to modernize logistics in contested environments. It addresses the challenges posed when communications are denied, disrupted, intermittent, or limited, allowing units to continue operations without relying on central servers.
Through edge-first AI architecture, PORTAL integrates data from multiple army platforms and generates actionable insights for commanders, including resupply routes, resource allocation, and risk mitigation.
Gallatin AI was recently awarded a PORTAL Phase II SBIR contract to adapt its Navigator platform, which uses machine learning and optimization algorithms to forecast logistical demand and recommend courses of action for sustainment planners operating in contested environments.
