The modern battlefield requires intelligent, adaptable systems that span every domain and deliver autonomy at the speed of relevance. That’s why Applied Intuition is proud to launch Axion and Acuity, two cutting-edge defense product families built to accelerate the deployment of autonomous systems.
Together, they offer a robust software solution: Axion provides the mission-critical toolchain to confidently deliver and operate collaborative autonomy in contested environments, and Acuity provides the leading onboard autonomy software for defense systems. These new offerings expand our defense portfolio and deliver unmatched capability built on dual-use technology for ISR and strike; air combat; maritime swarms; ground vehicles; space operations; electronic warfare; and battle management.
“With Axion and Acuity, we’re not just enabling unmanned systems to move, we’re giving them the intelligence to perceive, decide, and act independently in real time,” said Qasar Younis, Co-Founder and CEO of Applied Intuition. “These platforms give our warfighters the ability to outthink, outmaneuver, and outpace adversaries across every domain. This is how we secure strategic advantage.”
Field-Ready Autonomy Delivered at Operational Speed
Today’s defense programs face a serious mismatch between mission demands and the tools and technologies available. With Axion and Acuity, autonomy doesn’t sit in development cycles for years.
“The U.S. military can’t wait years to field autonomous technologies—the battlefield changes too fast,” said Peter Ludwig, Co-Founder and CTO of Applied Intuition. “Axion and Acuity eliminate the delays of traditional development and give the Department of Defense a way to build, test, and deploy autonomous systems at operational speed.”
Together, Axion and Acuity create a powerful autonomy software solution that equips the U.S. and allied militaries with the tools to rapidly develop and deploy autonomous systems at scale with confidence. Already being used in real-world operations, Axion and Acuity are built on our commercially proven solutions and EpiSci’s advanced technology to help solve some of the most challenging problems facing the Department of Defense: Siloed autonomy stacks, slow deployment timelines, and systems that cannot evolve fast enough for real-time threats.
Notably, Acuity has been deployed on the X-62 VISTA fighter jet to enable autonomous air-to-air combat tests—a compelling proof point on how vehicle intelligence is redefining what’s possible for defense. On the battlefield, intelligence will turn defense platforms from tools to teammates that are adaptable and reliable across a range of missions. These platforms include drones, uncrewed ground systems, and naval vessels.
At a strategic level, vehicle intelligence will enable:
- Faster decision cycles in high-stakes environments
- Force multiplication
- Greater resilience
- Software-defined capability upgrades
“We are entering an era of warfighting where advantage goes to the side with the smartest systems,” said Jason Brown, General Manager of Applied Intuition Defense. “Axion and Acuity embody this shift, delivering vehicle intelligence that makes platforms across every domain autonomous, decision-capable, and combat ready.”
The Axion family is a set of modular products that include:
- Axion - Sim: High-fidelity effects-based and physics-based simulation with features across all domains
- Axion - Mission Control: Intuitive command and control interface for unmanned systems
- Axion - Pilot Control: In-cockpit application for pilot mission planning, monitoring, and debriefing that integrates with Axion Mission Control
- Axion - MLOps: Enables operators and analysts to develop automated target recognition models
- Axion - Integrate: High-scale, remote hardware-software integration workflows across teams
- Axion - RL: A deep reinforcement learning league play tool for training AI agents
The Acuity family is powered by the following best-in-class products:
- Acuity - Air Combat Autonomy: Autonomy agents for dominance platforms
- Acuity - ISR/Strike Autonomy: Collaborative ISR and strike missions. Excels at decentralized behaviors and is resilient to denied communications
- Acuity - Maritime Autonomy: Collaborative maritime vehicles, including perception and collaborative teaming
- Acuity - Ground Vehicle Autonomy: Ground vehicles in varying off-road terrain. Skilled at contested logistics and forward deployment mission sets
- Acuity - Decision Autonomy: Machine-speed battle management and course of action (COA) recommendation
- Acuity - Perception: Platform-agnostic software for automatic target recognition, tracking, and gimbaled sensor controls
- Acuity - Cognitive Electronic Warfare: AI for adaptive electronic warfare to ensure spectrum dominance
Interested in Axion and Acuity? Contact us to find out more.
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