Jon Runyan

Microsoft + @armada_ai are bringing Sovereign Private Cloud to Galleon MDCs, giving teams sovereign AI and secure workloads in remote, mobile, contested, or disconnected environments—all powered by Microsoft’s cloud‑consistent model. Find out more: msft.it/6015QIPBT

@danwrightSF @armada_ai @FastCompany Boom! Let’s go team @armada_ai !!! Thank you for the recognition @FastCompany .

Honored for @armada_ai to be named among NVIDIA and Google as one of @FastCompany's Most Innovative Companies in computing. Today’s recognition belongs to our employees working from the Nordics to Australia and everywhere in between, ensuring that intelligence is distributed and accessible where it’s needed most. Together, we’re unlocking AI in the world’s most challenging environments.

Armada and @akerbpasa are making history by deploying an AI factory on an offshore rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Data from compute-intensive applications will be processed locally, even when connectivity to shore drops. Decisions made faster. One hardened architecture replacing fragmented stacks — strengthening cybersecurity and simplifying compliance by design. This begins with a single rig, but it establishes a validated blueprint that can be replicated across additional assets, advancing the path toward more remote and autonomous offshore operations. In 2025, we deployed a full-stack modular data center at sea with the U.S. Navy—a first. We’re now extending that capability to offshore energy with Aker BP. The edge is not a theoretical place. Together with Aker BP, we’re making it operational. armada.ai/blog/aker-bp-a…

We built Armada Edge Platform to reach the 70% of the world’s data that lives beyond the reach of traditional hyper scale data centers. These are some of the world's most challenging environments, where customers still deserve to leverage sovereign AI, at speed and at scale. Soon our friends on the East Coast can see live demos from our 20-ft unit, Cruiser, at the new Galleon Experience Center, @Carahsoft HQ in Reston, VA. Real-time drone processing, on-site model training, and AI built for constrained environments. Sign up to see it in action, starting April 7: ↓ carahevents.carahsoft.com/Event/Details/…

Armada brings AI to the edge, where data's relevancy is fleeting and failure is not an option, and that's crucially relevant for the U.S. military. Enjoyed speaking with @DarrenBotelho today as the spotlight grows brighter every day on the opportunities to support our troops with the best edge AI technology:

If we want to meet the need for American AI and energy dominance, we need creative solutions like @armada_ai. Sat down with CEO Dan Wright to discuss applications for Armada’s technology.

The cloud was never designed for data that expires in seconds. At the edge, AI must act on fresh, untrained data under extreme latency and bandwidth constraints. Sending everything to the traditional cloud simply doesn’t work. Armada’s Chief AI Officer Prag Mishra explains what it takes to run hyperscale-grade AI where failure is not an option, in conversation with @johnfurrier:

Armada's Galleon arrived in downtown San Francisco today, taking our mission to bridge the digital divide to the heart of the city on Super Bowl weekend! Stoked for visitors to see our 20 foot modular data center, Cruiser in action. Go Team @armada_ai! #SuperBowlLX

BREAKING: How AI Reaches the Most Extreme Parts of the World — From U.S. Navy Ships & Saudi Deserts to the Alaskan Arctic Dan Wright (@danwrightSF), CEO of Armada Recorded at the Reagan National Defense Forum Dan joins Sourcery to share why the global race for AI sovereignty will shape the future of power And how @armada_ai partners with SpaceX, OpenAI, Saudi Aramco, U.S. Navy, MSFT & more, to reach every edge Key Points - Starlink, Starshield, SpaceX IPO, data centers in space - 70% of the world does not have access to AI, Armada changes that - Modular data centers vs hyperscaler data centers - U.S. vs China AI stack - American AI dominance Armada has $200M+ in total funding from top investors like Founders Fund, Dragon Global, Lux Capital, Shield Capital, 8090 Industries, Microsoft’s M12, Overmatch, Silent Ventures, Felicis, & Marlinspike With more recent strategic participation from investors: Pinegrove, Veriten, & Glade Brook Armada’s partners include Microsoft, Starlink, OpenAI, NVIDIA, Nokia, Red Hat, Carahsoft, AVEVA, Esri, Halliburton, Skydio, & more @RonaldReagan HIghlights (00:00) Dan Wright, CEO Armada (01:12) Armada: an edge hyperscaler deploying modular AI data centers (04:28) Partnering with SpaceX, Microsoft, Skydio, and OpenAI (05:47) Deploying AI in extreme environments: Ocean, Desert, Arctic & Space (08:11) SpaceX IPO rumors and Starlink’s rapid expansion (12:10) The AI dominance white paper and US vs China infrastructure (14:54) Edge compute, latency, and real world response at scale (17:43) Armada’s roadmap for 2026

At @wef this year, one message is clear: sovereign AI is no longer optional. It’s a foundational requirement for national competitiveness, security, and economic resilience. Proud to represent @Armada with Pradeep Nair in Davos for the first time, where we shared our vision for distributed AI factories and hosted leaders to discuss how nations build sovereign compute capacity.

@ChargersMuse Or we could just completely shit the bed in every possible way and embarrass ourselves. Unwatchably awful…

@ChargersMuse 31-3 Chargers. O-line shockingly steps up against a mediocre pass rush, Herbie picks apart the defense and Omarion totes the rock for 100+. D out physicals the Pats. A new era dawns for the Chargers/Pats as we go to 6-0 in prime time. Broncos are next.

What’s your predictions for Chargers versus Patriots? I got 24-17 Charges Defense holds the Patriots down Big game for the Chargers running game

@Vrabel56 @chargers Hate to say it, but LT was rarely available in the playoffs either...

@chargers Ryan Mathews was injury prone. Melvin Gordon was injury prone always dealing with a nagging injury. Austin Ekeler was injury prone. Can we just have a RB who isn't always injured

thursday's #LACvsNE injury report

@danwrightSF This is the room where it happens!

Honored to attend today’s Genesis Mission event at the White House and to collaborate with the Department of Energy and the 17 U.S. National Labs to double the impact of American science and engineering within a decade. The next era of American leadership will be defined by our ability to drive progress in AI, quantum, and high performance computing with speed, scale, and sovereignty. That is the problem @armada_ai was built to solve.

Honored to be a part of the Genesis Mission! @ENERGY @armada_ai

Alaska embodies the edge: vast, remote, and unforgiving. It demands technology that works where others can't. @AlaskaDOTPF's drone program reduced their critical decision-making window from 28+ hours to real time. Watch how they're reimagining what's possible with Armada at the edge.

These are the 10 coolest cloud computing startups of 2025 🆒☁️: @armada_ai, @augmentt_com, @cast_ai, @cyera_io, @Eon_io_inc, @ExtendHQ, @FireworksAI_HQ, @KeycardLabs, @MondooHQ and @togethercompute. Details: @WadeMillward: okt.to/BLqoVA

Daily Hard Tech Headlines: - Sky Spy has raised a $1.61M pre-seed round led by Expeditions and Superangel. The dual-use startup develops portable signal-intelligence systems for real-time detection, classification, and geolocation of RF threats in contested environments. - @AdaptivDefense has launched. The startup develops new-age gear and training for law enforcement, defense, and other end users. - @UNION_Prime, the Texas-based energetics company, has forged its first parts, shared by Jonathan Reiland, co-founder and head of manufacturing. - @shift5co has secured a contract to build out upgrades for the Air Force’s F-16 fleet. - @OndasHoldings has secured a new deal focused on enhancing border security by utilizing autonomous UAS, ground launch systems, AI, and command-and-control capabilities to enable continuous ISR and rapid response. The multi-year, multi-phase program comes from a major government customer. - Istari Digital, the startup developing software for the physical world, has designed a moon vacuum for Blue Origin using its AI platform. - A new police unit has launched focused on C-UAS detection and response, created under the German Federal Police. - @VardaSpace Industries W-5 spacecraft has successfully reached orbit after launching on a SpaceX mission. - @ElectraAero has launched Electra Defense, featuring its hybrid-electric ultra-STOL aircraft focused on contested logistics, ISR, and more. - Washington Harbour Partners LP has made a strategic growth investment in Trusted Space, LLC. - Axle Point Capital, the Newport Beach private equity firm, co-sponsored a strategic investment in Odyssey Space Research, LLC, a flight-software company, with the deal funded by the ONE Bow River National Defense Fund. - @PerseusDefense (YC S25), the C-UAS startup, has selected Buda, Texas as its engineering and manufacturing headquarters, bringing hundreds of new jobs to the region with support from the Buda Economic Development Corporation. - Integer Technologies has secured an MOU with the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on advancing research in autonomous systems and cybersecurity for defense. - UNITAS, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise with the U.S. Navy and allied partners, showcased @armada_ai Galleon powering Microsoft Flankspeed Edge and Minotaur workloads, pulling in multi-INT data from robotic and autonomous systems. The system was later redeployed aboard a Navy ship, proving it can run advanced compute under tight power limits, while Atlas delivered real-time distributed network awareness across the exercise.