# Air Force Awards Gallatin AI $1.2M Sustainment SBIR

The U.S. Air Force, through its Digital Transformation Office, awarded Gallatin AI a **$1.2 million Phase II SBIR** on October 22, 2026, to expand and validate Navigator, an AI-enabled fuel sustainment decision-support platform. The work covers Class III fuel-demand forecasting, resupply feasibility, and the effects of fuel constraints on sortie generation and mission planning under Agile Combat Employment. For procurement professionals and defense suppliers, the award is a concrete signal of Air Force investment in AI-enabled operational logistics; the signals do not identify a contract number or describe follow-on procurement plans.

- The award focuses on applying forecasting and decision support to fuel sustainment, connecting logistics constraints with operational planning and sortie generation.
- Defense contractors developing AI, logistics-planning, or sustainment capabilities can use the award as an indication of a specific Air Force mission need, while distinguishing this Phase II SBIR from any unannounced broader procurement.
- Companies assessing the market should note that the available signals provide no solicitation details, procurement contact, or follow-on award pathway.

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

### Government Entities
- U.S. Air Force (USAF)
- Air Force Digital Transformation Office (DTO)

### Vendors
- Gallatin AI (awardee)

### Key Quotes
> Fuel demand forecasting and resupply is a challenge for every global military force. Getting it right is an operational necessity; getting it wrong puts lives on the line and risks mission failure.
> — Woody Glier, CEO of Gallatin AI

### Sources
- [Gallatin Awarded Air Force Phase II SBIR to Advance AI-Enabled Sustainment Decision Support - AOL](https://www.aol.com/articles/gallatin-awarded-air-force-phase-120000000.html) - AOL.com
- [Gallatin Awarded Air Force Phase II SBIR to Advance AI-Enabled Sustainment Decision Support - AOL](https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/gallatin-awarded-air-force-phase-120000000.html) - AOL.co.uk
- [Gallatin Awarded Air Force Phase Ii Sbir To Advance Ai-Enabled Sustainment Decision Support — TradingView News](https://www.tradingview.com/news/reuters.com,2026:newsml_FWN4681HZ:0-gallatin-awarded-air-force-phase-ii-sbir-to-advance-ai-enabled-sustainment-decision-support) - TradingView