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Kodiak AI x USMC (ROGUE-Fires Autonomy)
The U.S. Marine Corps awarded Kodiak AI a contract to integrate the Kodiak Driver autonomous driving system into the Marine Corps' Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) carrier ground vehicle. The system will demonstrate autonomous operations for distributed maritime operations and sea denial in the Indo-Pacific. Kodiak previously received a 0M Army RCV contract in 2022.
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- deployment
- Status
- Announcedjust announced
- Announced
- 2026-02-117 months ago
- Active for
- 7 months
Who’s involved
American autonomous-trucking company (Nasdaq: KDK), founded 2018 by Don Burnette (ex-Otto/Uber). Developer of the Kodiak Driver (L4). Runs customer-owned driverless trucks up to 24/7 hauling frac sand for Atlas Energy in the Permian Basin, and is targeting on-highway long-haul driverless freight in the second half of 2026. Went public via the Ares Acquisition Corp II SPAC in September 2025 and rebranded from [Kodiak robotics](/companies/kodiak-robotics) to Kodiak AI.
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- U.S. Marine Corps · customer
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