Defense Innovation Unit — Scale AI Thunderforge (2025)
Scale AI leads development of AI agents for military planning and operational decision support, with Anduril and Microsoft as partners.
- Announced
- 5 Mar 2025 1
Contract facts
Source per value- DateDate the contract, order or partnership was announced or agreed, as stated in the cited source (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty when the source gives only a month or a year.
- 2025-03-051
- BuyerThe purchasing organisation or named customer.
- Defense Innovation Unit1
- VendorThe contracting supplier or AI provider, as named in the source.
- Scale AI1
- SectorGovernment for public-sector buyers (defence, intelligence, civil agencies, health services); Enterprise for companies.
- Government
- Product or programThe AI product, model, platform or program supplied.
- Thunderforge1
- Contract typeThe vehicle as the source names it: IDIQ, task order, other transaction agreement, blanket purchase agreement, enterprise agreement.
- Prime contract1
Sources
- scale.com accessed 2026-11-11
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