By Dave Raun, CEO of One Stop Systems
Independent of the administration in office, one of the top priorities for today and the next couple of decades is the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout all the branches of the armed forces. Many of these applications are AI Transportables requiring performance without compromise in harsh and challenging environments. This post will cover some of the driving factors, paint the picture of tomorrow and discuss how we will continue to protect our freedom with military superiority.
Although Pentagon budgets may fluctuate, impacting whether the United States builds another $10 billion aircraft carrier, the priority will remain focused on leveraging AI technology. According to a recent report, the Department of Defense is juggling more than 685 artificial intelligence projects. AI combined with autonomous capability will significantly increase the defensive and offensive effectiveness of every domain whether it is in the air, on land, at sea or in space while also putting fewer human lives at risk. Think of a tank: does it make more sense to double the number of $6 million tanks, or add $1 million of AI capabilities to a single tank and double or triple its effectiveness? Even multiple current generation tanks on the battlefield of tomorrow will stand no chance when faced with one smarter, quicker AI tank. Although these AI tanks will likely have a human on board to fire any offensive weapon, AI will take care of identifying threats, aiming, driving, and defensive maneuvers increasing the speed and efficiency.
This digital battleground will allow ships, jets, and vehicles to access information securely and make instant informed decisions functioning independently yet in conjunction with the soldier on the ground. These systems will absorb and process unimaginable amounts of data and most importantly act when all the time you have is now. It will also lead to highly resilient systems, unprecedented agility in evolving capabilities against new threats, and breakthrough technology applications.
Unlike the environmentally controlled datacenter, these use cases will require the highest level of compute performance and storage capabilities to operate and survive in the harshest environments on the planet. To maintain the superiority the country has enjoyed for a century, there will be no room for compromises on performance. Suppliers of even last year’s technology will struggle serving this fast-growing need. Therefore, One Stop Systems is uniquely qualified and focused on becoming the market leader in the AI Transportable space. OSS' compute and storage systems deliver performance without compromise with the latest technology throughout the military theater, whether it is on the land, in the air, or out at sea. Learn more about our AI Transportable focus and products for the defense industry here on our website.
Click the buttons below to share this blog post!
The character of modern warfare is being reshaped by data. Sensors, autonomy, electronic warfare, and AI-driven decision systems are now decisive advantages, but only if compute power can be deployed fast enough and close enough to the fight. This reality sits at the center of recent guidance from the Trump administration and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, who has repeatedly emphasized that “speed wins; speed dominates” and that advanced compute must move “from the data center to the battlefield.”
OSS specializes in taking the latest commercial GPU, FPGA, NIC, and NVMe technologies, the same acceleration platforms driving hyperscale data centers, and delivering them in rugged, deployable systems purpose-built for U.S. military platforms. At a moment when the Department of War is prioritizing speed, adaptability, and commercial technology insertion, OSS sits at the intersection of performance, ruggedization, and rapid deployment.
Maritime dominance has long been a foundation of U.S. national security and allied stability. Control of the seas enables freedom of navigation, power projection, deterrence, and protection of global trade routes. As the maritime battlespace becomes increasingly contested, congested, and data-driven, dominance is no longer defined solely by the number of ships or missiles, but by the ability to sense, decide, and act faster than adversaries. Rugged High Performance Edge Compute (HPeC) solutions have become a decisive enabler of this advantage.
At the same time, senior Department of War leadership—including directives from the Secretary of War—has made clear that maintaining superiority requires rapid integration of advanced commercial technology into military platforms at the speed of need. Traditional acquisition timelines measured in years are no longer compatible with the pace of technological change or modern threats. Rugged HPeC solutions from One Stop Systems (OSS) directly addresses this challenge.
Initial design and prototype order valued at approximately $1.2 million
Integration of OSS hardware into prime contractor system further validates OSS capabilities for next-generation 360-degree vision and sensor processing solutions
ESCONDIDO, Calif., Jan. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- One Stop Systems, Inc. (OSS or the Company) (Nasdaq: OSS), a leader in rugged Enterprise Class compute for artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and sensor processing at the edge, today announced it has received an approximately $1.2 million pre-production order from a new U.S. defense prime contractor for the design, development, and delivery of ruggedized integrated compute and visualization systems for U.S. Army combat vehicles.
Get the latest news, product releases, upcoming events, blog posts and more!
