Los Angeles, Calif. (July 14, 2026) – Gambit, an AI-first software company, announced it has been awarded a prototype Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) and U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) under the SwarmForge program to advance autonomous vehicle orchestration capabilities in contested environments. Gambit is one of the first companies awarded a contract under SwarmForge.

Under this effort, Gambit intends to deliver AI solutions that enable heterogeneous autonomous systems to operate as coordinated teams across complex missions. The effort focuses on integrating and orchestrating multiple platforms from Drone Dominance Program (DDP) down-selects into a unified, mission-level capability.

Gambit’s AI solutions will serve as the orchestration layer, enabling autonomous systems to execute “find, fix, finish” behaviors in communications-degraded, GPS-denied environments. Rather than operating as isolated platforms, systems will be coordinated as part of a larger, adaptive swarm and brings together a group of partners across autonomy, data, and mission systems.

“The Department has made massive progress in accelerating autonomous capabilities, and there’s a growing recognition that the next frontier isn’t individual systems - it’s coordination,” said Josh Giegel, CEO of Gambit. “As autonomy scales, the ability for diverse systems to adapt and work together is no longer a nice-to-have. It’s a necessary modern defense capability.”

The OTA framework enables rapid prototyping and close collaboration with CDAO and USASOC, supporting the development and evaluation of autonomous capabilities in realistic operational conditions.

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About Gambit

Gambit Defense is an AI-first software company delivering multi-domain, collaborative, behavior-based intelligence for autonomous systems. Its platform is domain-agnostic and enables heterogeneous robotic teams to operate as coordinated units in complex and contested environments. Gambit allows operators to task robotic systems as they would human teams by defining mission objectives and behaviors, while its software translates that intent into distributed, real-time execution across fleets. For more information, contact press@gambit.us.