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Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Rune Technologies Closes $24M Series A to Deploy AI-Enabled Software for Military Logistics
Funding follows increased demand for Rune's flagship product, TyrOS, which transforms how the military tracks, predicts, and manages all aspects of logistics ARLINGTON, Va., July 21, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rune Technologies, which is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software explicitly designed for the modern, contested battlefield, today announced $24 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Human Capital with participation from Pax VC and Washington Harbour Partners, as well as existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC. "Our mission is to bring military logistics sophistication in line with the prowess of our fighting capabilities," said David Tuttle, Co-Founder and CEO of Rune Technologies. "We've seen significant demand from across the services for a product that can replace the whiteboards and spreadsheets that are currently used to track logistics operationally. This investment will allow us to accelerate our deployment of TyrOS to sustainers across the joint force." Rune's TyrOS is built with edge-first architecture that represents a fundamental shift in military logistics technology. Instead of pushing data to distant servers for processing, TyrOS embeds intelligence directly at the tactical level where decisions get made. This bypasses the need for constant connectivity to remote servers and enables systems to operate independently and synchronize when communications are reestablished. "Rune is solving the perennial problem of anticipating, planning and executing military logistics in dynamic, high-tempo and contested environments," explained retired Major General Duane Gamble, former Army G4. "Throughout my 37-year career, military logisticians spent virtually all available time on the science of logistics. TyrOS leverages AI/ML and world-class engineering to do the science, freeing up logisticians and commanders to focus on the art of warfare. It's a game changer." Coming from backgrounds across all branches of the U.S. military, Rune's real-world experience with real-world battlefield conditions grants them a deeper understanding of logistical challenges. By bridging the innovation gap between Silicon Valley and military logistics, Rune deploys engineers alongside warfighters, making code changes based on direct warfighter feedback, at the speed of need. "It's urgent that the Department of Defense keeps modernizing its core systems and software with the best technology available — and that's Rune, automating granular work so logisticians can focus on strategic decisions," says Ross Fubini, Managing Partner at XYZ Venture Capital. "We've invested in Rune twice in just a few months because it's clear they're making huge impact across multiple operational military units, and that this type of transformation is crucial right now." Rune has deployed TyrOS under both U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps efforts to date, and will use the increased funding from this round to accelerate these efforts as well as expand into other U.S. military services. The company was also recently selected for the Palantir Startup Fellowship and announced an integration earlier this year with Palantir's Defense OSDK (Ontology Software Development Kit) to enable automated logistics capabilities from the tactical edge to the strategic layer, leveraging open architecture to bring the best capabilities to military logisticians and leaders. This marks Rune's second fundraising round following a seed round announced in February and brings Rune's total funds raised in the past year to over $30 million. About Rune Technologies:Rune Technologies is revolutionizing military logistics through AI-enabled predictive software that operates in contested environments where communications are denied or degraded. Rune's TyrOS platform transforms manual logistics processes into intelligent supply webs that anticipate needs, optimize resources, and enable distributed operations at machine speed—even when supply lines are targeted by near-peer adversaries. Founded by veterans with deep operational experience and Silicon Valley engineering talent, Rune is ensuring military effectiveness through the precise execution of critical logistics operations. For more information, visit View source version on Contacts Media Contact Sam PolsteinRune@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
TechCrunch
21-07-2025
- Business
- TechCrunch
Anduril alums raise $24M Series A to bring military logistics out of the Excel spreadsheet era
Silicon Valley is doubling down on defense as geopolitical tensions rise and appetite for modernizing warfare grows. And while many of the startups garnering large valuations are focused on hardware and weaponry – think Anduril, Shield AI, Skydio – Rune Technologies wants to tackle AI-enabled software for military logistics. 'The U.S. military runs on Excel spreadsheets and white boards and manual processes right now to execute logistics operations,' co-founder David Tuttle told TechCrunch. 'Logistics is never the sexiest part of the military. The technology industry emphasis is on how do we make things go boom? How do we build great weapons systems?' Logistics, Tuttle says, usually falls behind when it comes to innovation. And he should know. Earlier in his career, he was a field artillery officer in the U.S. Army. Later, he served with the Joint Special Operations Command before going on to work at Anduril, where he met his co-founder, ex-Meta and ex-Marine Corps Peter Goldsborough. The two founded Rune after seeing how much modern warfare has changed the scale and pace at which armies have to sustain force. 'Ukraine is a sad example of the expenditures of munitions, the consumption of supplies, and those types of things in a near-peer adversary conflict – they will break human-centric and analog-centric processes,' said Tuttle. Rune's flagship product TyrOS promises to transform manual logistics processes into intelligent supply webs that predict future needs, optimize current resources, and enable distributed operations – even from a disconnected laptop in the middle of the jungle. The startup has just raised a $24 million Series A off the back of pilot deployments under the Army and Marine Corps. The round – which Human Capital led with participation from Pax VC, Washington Harbour Partners, a16z, Point72 Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, and Forward Deployed VC – will go towards expanding TyrOS deployment into other U.S. military services. TyrOS has two major selling points. The first is its technical capabilities as a mission command system for logistics. TyrOS relies on deep learning models, including time series models, to forecast supply and demand assets like personnel, transportation, equipment, food, and other resources based on hundreds of environmental and supply variables. Techcrunch event Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. Tech and VC heavyweights join the Disrupt 2025 agenda Netflix, ElevenLabs, Wayve, Sequoia Capital — just a few of the heavy hitters joining the Disrupt 2025 agenda. They're here to deliver the insights that fuel startup growth and sharpen your edge. Don't miss the 20th anniversary of TechCrunch Disrupt, and a chance to learn from the top voices in tech — grab your ticket now and save up to $675 before prices rise. San Francisco | REGISTER NOW 'A logistician thinks about not just, What do I have on hand from supplies?, but also, What vehicles do I have to move that?' said Tuttle. 'What qualified crews do I have to drive that vehicle? What routes is that vehicle going to go over? And is that threat-informed? Is a bridge blown up on the route that we need to reroute around?' Tuttle says the team at Rune – two-thirds of which are veterans – is also working to integrate generative AI into TyrOS for 'course of action generation,' enabling the system to digest massive datasets in real-time battle space environments so that logisticians and commanders can query it on the fly. And while LLMs have advanced rapidly, TyrOS still relies on traditional mathematical optimization for certain tasks – like planning aircraft loads based on cubic volume and other constraints – where precise calculations are essential. TyrOS's second major hook is its edge-first architecture that bypasses the need for constant connectivity to remote servers, allowing the system to operate independently and synchronize when communications are reestablished. In other words, TyrOS is 'cloud-capable, but not cloud-required.' 'Building software today from a cloud environment standpoint is very different architecturally than if I'm building software to run literally on this laptop in the jungle in the Philippines with Marines or soldiers.' Tuttle said. TyrOS is also cloud- and hardware-agnostic; it can run on program-of-record hardware server stacks that the military uses today for ease of integration, per Tuttle. The co-founder noted that Rune's backers include executives at both Palantir and Anduril, where he sees plenty of partnership opportunities. Rune was recently selected for the Palantir Startup Fellowship and announced its integration earlier this year with Palantir's Defense OSDK (Ontology Software Development Kit to enable automated logistics from the tactical edge to the strategic layer. Automating the gap between tactical-level intelligence and strategic decision-making is Rune's long-term vision. 'I'm not just worried about sustaining this for the next 30 or 60 days,' Tuttle said. 'I'm worried about how this might impact production decisions back in the defense industrial base. That's the vision we want to get up to. How do you drive tactical level data all the way up to the operational level, to the strategic level, to potentially drive the production of artillery shells?'
Reuters
04-07-2025
- Science
- Reuters
US Air Force suspends SpaceX rocket project on Pacific atoll, report says
WASHINGTON, July 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk's SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll, according to a report this week in Stars and Stripes, an independent publication of the U.S. military. The suspension came after Reuters reported that biologists and experts said the project would harm many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge on the Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated U.S. territory nearly 800 miles (1,300 km) southwest of Hawaii. The Air Force had said it would undertake an environmental assessment of the project, but publication of a draft assessment was delayed after opposition to the plan by environmental groups. The Air Force and SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Air Force is exploring alternative locations for the program, a spokesperson of the military branch told the Stars and Stripes newspaper in story published on Thursday. The program would use commercial rockets, such as those made by SpaceX, although the Air Force has not announced private partners. It would test landing rocket re-entry vehicles designed to deliver up to 100 tons of cargo to anywhere on Earth within about 90 minutes. The program would be a breakthrough for military logistics by making it easier to move supplies quickly into distant locations. But it could be too much for the island's 14 species of tropical birds to withstand, according to biologists and experts who have worked on the one-square-mile (2.6 square km) atoll, part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. SpaceX's activities have affected protected birds elsewhere. A SpaceX launch of its Starship rocket in Boca Chica, Texas, last year involved a blast that destroyed nests and eggs of plover shorebirds, landing the company of billionaire Musk in legal trouble and leading him to remark jokingly that he would refrain from eating omelets for a week to compensate.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
US Air Force suspends SpaceX rocket project on Pacific atoll, report says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Air Force has suspended plans it had proposed with Elon Musk's SpaceX to test hypersonic rocket cargo deliveries from a remote Pacific atoll, according to a report this week in Stars and Stripes, an independent publication of the U.S. military. The suspension came after Reuters reported that biologists and experts said the project would harm many seabirds that nest at the wildlife refuge on the Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated U.S. territory nearly 800 miles (1,300 km) southwest of Hawaii. The Air Force had said it would undertake an environmental assessment of the project, but publication of a draft assessment was delayed after opposition to the plan by environmental groups. The Air Force and SpaceX did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The Air Force is exploring alternative locations for the program, a spokesperson of the military branch told the Stars and Stripes newspaper in story published on Thursday. The program would use commercial rockets, such as those made by SpaceX, although the Air Force has not announced private partners. It would test landing rocket re-entry vehicles designed to deliver up to 100 tons of cargo to anywhere on Earth within about 90 minutes. The program would be a breakthrough for military logistics by making it easier to move supplies quickly into distant locations. But it could be too much for the island's 14 species of tropical birds to withstand, according to biologists and experts who have worked on the one-square-mile (2.6 square km) atoll, part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. SpaceX's activities have affected protected birds elsewhere. A SpaceX launch of its Starship rocket in Boca Chica, Texas, last year involved a blast that destroyed nests and eggs of plover shorebirds, landing the company of billionaire Musk in legal trouble and leading him to remark jokingly that he would refrain from eating omelets for a week to compensate.
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Honeywell, Near Earth Autonomy Test Pilot-Free Helicopter For Faster, Safer Marine Supply
Honeywell (NASDAQ:HON) and Near Earth Autonomy announced on Tuesday that they have completed the first autonomous test flight of a Leonardo AW139 helicopter in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program. The flight demonstrates the feasibility of uncrewed, autonomous aircraft operating in contested environments without an onboard pilot or remote operator. The test flight on Honeywell's AW139 took place in Phoenix, Arizona, in May and marks a critical step in efforts to deliver scalable, autonomous logistics support to the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the company said in a press the first time, key autopilot modes of the AW139 were controlled directly by Near Earth's onboard autonomy software, without pilot input, showcasing precise flight control and autonomous decision-making. Bob Buddecke, president of Electronic Solutions at Honeywell Aerospace Technologies, emphasized showcasing how existing aircraft can be adapted with trusted avionics to support the next generation of defense logistics. The testing underscores growing geopolitical tensions, exacerbated by conflicts such as those in Russia-Ukraine and India-Pakistan and, most recently, Israel's attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure. The ALC program, managed under a Naval Aviation Systems Consortium Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) with Near Earth Autonomy as a prime performer, aims to develop and deploy autonomous aerial logistics systems that reduce personnel risk and increase supply operations' speed and scale. Future testing will expand autonomy capabilities, including automated obstacle avoidance, and integrate them into military logistics workflows. Price Action: HON stock was trading lower by 0.03% to $224.00 in Monday's after-hours session. Read Next:Image via Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? HONEYWELL INTL (HON): Free Stock Analysis Report This article Honeywell, Near Earth Autonomy Test Pilot-Free Helicopter For Faster, Safer Marine Supply originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. Sign in to access your portfolio
