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Kodiak AI Wins Marine Corps Contract for Autonomous Vehicles
The AI-powered autonomous driving system will be integrated into the ROGUE-Fires carrier ground vehicle.
Published on Feb. 11, 2026
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Autonomous vehicle provider Kodiak AI has announced a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to integrate its Kodiak Driver AI-powered autonomous driving system into the ROGUE-Fires carrier ground vehicle. The ROGUE-Fires system enables distributed maritime operations, sea denial, and expeditionary force projection, primarily in the vast distances and contested terrain of the Indo-Pacific region.
Why it matters
This contract represents an important milestone for Kodiak AI, showcasing the maturity and modularity of its autonomous driving technology and its ability to perform in unstructured and unmapped environments. It also highlights the U.S. military's growing interest in leveraging autonomous systems to enhance its operational capabilities, particularly in challenging terrain and remote locations.
The details
Under the terms of the contract, Kodiak AI will integrate its Kodiak Driver autonomous driving system into the Marine Corps' ROGUE-Fires carrier ground vehicle. The ROGUE-Fires system is used to enable distributed maritime operations, sea denial, and expeditionary force projection, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region. Kodiak AI will demonstrate the capabilities of its autonomous system by leveraging its existing software stack and hardware interfaces.
- The contract was announced on February 11, 2026.
The players
Kodiak AI
An autonomous-vehicle provider that has developed the Kodiak Driver, an AI-powered autonomous driving system.
U.S. Marine Corps
The military branch that has awarded the contract to Kodiak AI to integrate its autonomous driving system into the ROGUE-Fires carrier ground vehicle.
ROGUE-Fires
A carrier ground vehicle used by the Marine Corps to enable distributed maritime operations, sea denial, and expeditionary force projection, primarily in the Indo-Pacific region.
Don Burnette
The founder and CEO of Kodiak AI.
What they’re saying
“We have extensively tested our autonomous system in our prior efforts with the military and believe this work with the Marine Corps allows us to further showcase how Kodiak's technology performs in unstructured and unmapped environments.”
— Don Burnette, Founder and CEO of Kodiak AI (militaryembedded.com)
What’s next
The Marine Corps will work with Kodiak AI to integrate the Kodiak Driver autonomous driving system into the ROGUE-Fires carrier ground vehicle, with the goal of demonstrating the system's capabilities in challenging terrain and remote locations.
The takeaway
This contract represents a significant advancement in the military's adoption of autonomous vehicle technology, as the Marine Corps seeks to leverage Kodiak AI's expertise to enhance the capabilities of its ROGUE-Fires system. The successful integration of the Kodiak Driver could pave the way for further collaboration between Kodiak AI and the U.S. military in the development of autonomous ground vehicles for a variety of operational scenarios.
