Oracle expands defence ecosystem with 10 new firms

Oracle has added 10 companies to the third cohort of its Oracle Defence Ecosystem, broadening the programme's reach across defence technology fields including AI, cyber, autonomous systems and secure communications.

The latest group includes Chariot Defence, HPO Technologies, Legion Intelligence, Marlin Intelligence, Quori, Resaro, Revobeam, Tactiql, Two Delta and Unplugged. They are developing products for defence and national security organisations in areas ranging from tactical power systems and military health platforms to underwater robotics, AI testing tools and encrypted mobile communications.

The ecosystem is designed to connect emerging defence technology companies with Oracle's cloud and AI infrastructure, helping them move products from prototype to operational deployment more quickly across sovereign cloud, government cloud, hybrid cloud and edge environments.

Rand Waldron, Senior Vice President at Oracle, said the latest additions reflect pressure on defence organisations to shorten the time between development and field use.

"Defence organizations cannot afford to wait years for promising technologies to move from prototype to mission use," said Rand Waldron, Senior Vice President, Oracle. "The Oracle Defence Ecosystem gives emerging defense and dual-use companies a faster path to build with Oracle, deploy on sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, and reach customers operating in some of the world's most demanding environments. Our third cohort expands this focus on turning innovation into real-world mission impact."

New members

Several of the new members focus on AI software and analytics. Legion Intelligence develops systems intended to help defence and national security teams apply AI tools across existing software environments with human oversight and audit trails. Quori offers an operational intelligence system designed to improve situational awareness and forecast risk, while Resaro focuses on testing, evaluation, validation and verification for AI systems used by defence, government and critical infrastructure operators.

Two Delta is developing tools that automatically create specialised AI models for specific use cases. Tactiql, meanwhile, makes software intended to make sensor data from crewed and uncrewed platforms easier to ingest, standardise and share at the tactical edge.

Other additions focus on hardware and communications. Chariot Defence builds power and energy systems for drones, sensors and command systems in tactical settings. HPO Technologies develops modular platforms aimed at military health and readiness. Unplugged focuses on secure mobile technology for personal, executive and mission communications.

Marlin Intelligence is developing biomimetic underwater robotics for defence and surveillance work. Revobeam develops counter-drone, anti-jamming and edge analytics systems for force protection and civil defence applications.

Wider support

Oracle has also expanded the benefits available to ecosystem members through new collaborations with Defence Holdings, Shield Reply and Red Reply. The arrangements are intended to give participating businesses more support on deployment, customer engagement, engineering and commercial development.

Through its link with Defence Holdings, members will receive priority access to an accelerator initiative aimed at early-stage companies. The programme is intended to help businesses explore routes to deployment across Oracle's distributed cloud portfolio and support engagement with customers and partners in defence markets.

The collaboration with Shield Reply and Red Reply is intended to give members access to technical support for building, modernising and securing applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure. This will include assessments, sandbox and proof-of-concept environments, architecture and migration services, and DevSecOps support.

Early example

Oracle pointed to activity from an earlier participant as evidence of how the ecosystem is being used. Whitespace, a member from a previous cohort, recently deployed its Saga operational learning system on Oracle Roving Edge Devices to support classified workloads for the Royal Navy during Operation HIGHMAST.

According to Oracle, the deployment allowed commanders to capture and apply lessons learned in disrupted and low-connectivity environments. It brought sovereign AI functions closer to operational settings where connectivity may be intermittent or unavailable.

The expansion comes as large technology groups and specialist suppliers seek a greater role in defence procurement, particularly in AI, secure communications, autonomous systems and edge computing. Governments in the US and allied nations have pushed for faster adoption of software and data tools that can be deployed in contested environments while meeting security and sovereignty requirements.

Oracle's approach centres on building a network around its infrastructure rather than developing all of the specialist applications itself. By adding smaller companies with niche products, it is seeking to position its cloud and edge systems as the base layer for a wider set of defence technology suppliers.

The 10 new members span software, robotics, communications, sensors and support systems, underlining the breadth of technologies now being targeted by defence buyers. The ecosystem is focused on helping those companies reach operational use in "some of the world's most demanding environments," Waldron said.