Qualcomm partners with OKSI to deploy defense AI software

Qualcomm Government Technologies, a division of Qualcomm Technologies, announced on October 7, 2026, a collaboration with defense software developer OKSI to deploy its OMNISCIENCE autonomy software portfolio on Qualcomm hardware.

The OMNISCIENCE suite provides artificial intelligence and machine learning features through computer vision, including visual navigation, object detection, recognition and mission execution for unmanned platforms in communications-constrained environments. The software is optimized specifically for the Qualcomm QCS8550 processor and designed to scale across Qualcomm's broader Internet of Things processor lineup.

Qualcomm's hardware provides on-device AI inference, computer vision processing and an image signal processor within an open Ubuntu Linux-based environment. The setup supports widely used open-source AI frameworks to streamline integration for defense contractors and platform integrators.

The companies plan to showcase the integrated technology at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, scheduled for October 12 to 14, 2026, in Washington, D.C.