# Coast Guard Evaluates AI Rescue Tool

The U.S. Coast Guard plans to enter a cooperative agreement with LOOKOUT to assess its AI-based marine-vision tool for automated target detection in search-and-rescue operations. The assessment is expected to benchmark the tool and evaluate interoperability. No agreement value, solicitation number, procurement contact, or full schedule is provided, so the effort is an evaluation-stage opportunity rather than a defined contract solicitation.

- Companies working on maritime AI, computer vision, or search-and-rescue technologies can review the Federal Register notice and Coast Guard follow-on activity for potential participation or related opportunities, as indicated in the source.
- The interoperability evaluation may be relevant to firms offering systems or services that could integrate with Coast Guard operational capabilities; the source does not specify technical requirements or a procurement timeline.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Defense & Military
**Topics:** Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** October 26, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

### Vendors
- LOOKOUT (Prospective cooperative-agreement participant and provider of the AI-based marine-vision tool)

### Sources
- [Coast Guard Assessing AI Tool To Aid Search And Rescue Operations - Defense Daily](https://www.defensedaily.com/coast-guard-assessing-ai-tool-to-aid-search-and-rescue-operations/advanced-transformational-technology) - Defense Daily