Signal: Gallatin AI Wins xTech Hackathon with Radio Agent — Positions for Army “Right to Integrate”
Source
Gallatin AI, Inc. — LinkedIn company post (June 2026)
Context: Army xTech National Security Hackathon (3rd Annual), Operation Jailbreak / Right to Integrate initiative
The Signal
Gallatin AI won first place at the Army’s 3rd National Security Hackathon (xTech, hosted with Cerebral Valley, May 2–3, 2026) with a deployable Radio Agent — an AI system that listens to tactical radio traffic, transcribes it, classifies reports, and takes autonomous action. The team of three built the working prototype on Palantir’s Maven Smart System in 24 hours.
The company then participated in the Army’s Operation Jailbreak (Right to Integrate hackathon, Fort Carson, May 5 – June 6, 2026), demonstrating how their Radio Agent integrates with the Army’s open architecture ecosystem.
What Gallatin Radio Agent Does
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Voice-to-Data | Listens to tactical radio nets, transcribes voice traffic in real-time |
| Classification | Automatically categorizes reports (contact reports, SALUTE, MEDEVAC, logistics requests) |
| Autonomous Action | Drops classified reports onto C2 systems (e.g., COP updates, fires requests) without manual data entry |
| Integration | Built on Palantir Maven Smart System / Foundry; designed for open API exposure |
Why It Matters for Comms/C4ISR
The Radio Agent addresses a fundamental gap in tactical communications: the human bottleneck between voice radio and digital C2. Today, soldiers receive voice reports over FM/HF radio and must manually transcribe, classify, and input data into mission command systems. This creates latency, errors, and cognitive load.
Gallatin’s approach treats the radio net as a data source rather than just a voice channel — converting unstructured voice into structured, actionable data that flows directly into the kill chain.
The “Right to Integrate” Context
The Army’s R2I initiative (announced May 5, 2026 by Secretary Driscoll) mandates that all warfighting systems expose open APIs and integrate across formations. Key facts:
- Participants: Anduril, Boeing, General Dynamics, L3Harris, Leidos, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Palantir, Perennial Autonomy, RTX
- Operating System: Anduril Lattice (as validation platform, not lock-in)
- Duration: 30-day sprint at Fort Carson (May 5 – June 6, 2026)
- Already deployed: Jailbroken systems pushed to CENTCOM within days
- Catalyst: Ukraine’s Delta C2 system demonstrated that MOSA + open APIs = battlefield integration at speed
Gallatin’s Radio Agent is precisely the kind of modular, API-first capability that R2I is designed to accelerate into the force.
Company Snapshot
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Company | Gallatin AI, Inc. |
| Founded | 2024 |
| HQ | Washington, DC + El Segundo, CA |
| CEO | Woody Glier (ex-Scale AI, ex-Palantir) |
| CTO | Daniel Buchmueller (co-founder Amazon Prime Air, 75+ patents) |
| CPO | Brian Ballard (ex-DoD, founded Upskill → acquired by TeamViewer) |
| Funding | $15M Seed (8VC lead, Silent Ventures, Moonshots Capital, Timeless Partners, Banter Capital) |
| Core Product | Navigator (logistics AI platform) |
| New Product | Radio Agent (tactical voice-to-data AI) |
| Platform | Deployed on Palantir Maven Smart System / Foundry |