# Striveworks Expands Pentagon AI Partnership as Enterprise Contract Reaches $700 Million

> Striveworks raised its Pentagon enterprise contract to $700 million over five years, including a $200 million Army NGC2 award and a $4.57 million intelligence contract.

- Published: 2026-10-24T21:04:16+00:00
- Section: Contracts & Customers
- Author: News Desk
- URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-24/striveworks-pentagon-ai-contract-expansion
- Source: [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/striveworks-expands-pentagon-ai-partnership-as-enterprise-contract-grows-to-700-million/)

## Key takeaways

- Striveworks' enterprise contract with the U.S. government increased tenfold from $70 million to $700 million over five years.
- A five-year, $200 million Army contract supports Next Generation Command and Control, expanding from division-level prototyping in Colorado and Hawai'i to I Corps.
- Striveworks announced a $4.57 million contract for the Army Intelligence Data Platform and a $9.75 million contract for U.S. Army Europe and Africa.

[Striveworks](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002x4t/striveworks) is expanding its partnership with the U.S. Army and the broader Department of Defense, raising its enterprise contract tenfold from $70 million to $700 million over five years. The Austin, Texas-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company said the expanded agreement will let additional military units and missions deploy its Chariot software platform and Chariot Forge agentic AI capabilities, according to [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/striveworks-expands-pentagon-ai-partnership-as-enterprise-contract-grows-to-700-million/).

## Striveworks' $200 Million Army NGC2 Contract

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 already supports military operations in the United States, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.

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 which Chariot Forge will help soldiers conduct intelligence assessments and connect existing military tools and data systems.

"AI is a critical offset technology, but employing it demands continuous evaluation, rigorous guardrails, and the oversight that ultimately defines trust," said Jim Rebesco, co-founder and CEO of Striveworks. Kevin Strouse, general manager for C2 systems at Striveworks, said AI has the greatest operational value when it improves an actual mission workflow.

## Striveworks' Earlier Defense Work

Striveworks builds and deploys operational AI systems for U.S. defense and intelligence agencies via its Chariot MLOps platform, with capabilities spanning multi-domain awareness, automatic target recognition, and edge deployment, according to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data). The company was founded in 2021, is headquartered in Austin, and has a headcount range of 51-100, a revenue estimate of $25 million-$50 million, and a valuation estimate of $100 million-$250 million. Its total funding stands at $50.3 million at Series B stage, with the last round on 2026-03-24.

## How Striveworks' Army Role Expanded

In October 2026, Striveworks received a five-year, $200 million Army contract to expand AI capabilities for NGC2 in the Indo-Pacific, letting it scale its Chariot software across the NGC2 footprint, PR Newswire reported. Earlier that month, the U.S. Army selected Striveworks to deploy AI in Europe under Task Force RAVEN, supporting intelligence assessments and fire-support coordination with human review, PR Newswire reported. In August 2026, the Army selected Striveworks to build the baseline AI layer for its NGC2 architecture, following Anduril's development of the foundational data layer, Breaking Defense reported.

## What Comes Next for Striveworks

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.

## Companies in this story

- [Striveworks company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0002x4t/striveworks) · website: https://striveworks.com

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