# Navy Awards Applied Intuition $25M Contract

The U.S. Navy awarded Applied Intuition a **$25 million** contract to deploy its Intelligent Perception System on five Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The system will fuse camera and infrared sensor data, generate alerts, and support at-sea data collection and AI model updates. A possible fleet-wide expansion could extend the capability, but no follow-on solicitation or schedule has been identified.

- The deployment puts a premium on secure data transmission, interoperability with legacy sensors, and rapid software updates in shipboard environments.
- Defense contractors and technology providers can use these stated needs to assess relevant sensor-integration, secure-data, and AI-update capabilities for naval applications.
- The five-ship deployment is a defined initial scope; companies should not assume a follow-on procurement or fleet-wide expansion is scheduled based on the available information.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military, Information Technology
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Navy (USN)

### Vendors
- Applied Intuition (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> The amount of data the Navy collects, and the operating environments it is constantly engaged in, [are] very similar to what we do gathering data to develop driverless cars.
> — Jason Brown, General Manager

### Sources
- [Navy awards Applied Intuition $25M to deploy AI sensor fusion at sea - Breaking Defense](https://breakingdefense.com/2026/10/navy-awards-applied-intuition-25m-to-deploy-ai-sensor-fusion-at-sea) - Breaking Defense