Applied Intuition Opens Fort Walton Beach Office to Accelerate Aerial Autonomy and Physical AI

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 20, 2026—Applied Intuition, Inc., the leading physical AI company, today announced the opening of its Fort Walton Beach office, expanding its cutting-edge aerial and collaborative autonomy work in Florida in support of U.S. national security priorities. 

The new office will accelerate the company’s work in aerial autonomy, air combat autonomy, and collaborative human-machine teaming, while also adding high-skilled engineering and defense technology jobs in the region. 

“Florida is a central hub for airpower, munitions, and testing of some of the Department of War’s most advanced systems,” said Qasar Younis, co-founder and CEO of Applied Intuition. “Applied Intuition is pairing the speed and technical expertise of Silicon Valley with the Florida Panhandle’s growing defense tech ecosystem, working shoulder-to-shoulder with operators and local leaders to deliver physical AI that wins real missions.”

The office opening celebration included a ribbon cutting with Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL.), a technology innovation leader in Florida’s 1st District. 

“I am proud to welcome Applied Intuition to Florida’s First District,” said Rep. Patronis. “Their investment strengthens our role as a national leader in defense innovation, creates high-paying jobs for the Panhandle, and directly supports the men and women who keep our country safe.” 

The office opening follows Applied Intuition’s growing presence in Florida, where it’s already working on the development and integration of autonomous capabilities for Group 1-3 unmanned aerial system platforms and munitions. The company is advancing autonomy not only for individual platforms—boosting performance and intelligence—but also for coordinated swarms of munitions, increasing survivability, coordination, and the ability to detect, track and engage targets. 

With its expanded presence in Fort Walton Beach, Applied Intuition will deepen collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, accelerate live-flight experimentation, and advance trusted autonomy from test environments to operational deployment. 

To learn more about how Applied Intuition is accelerating the future of aerial autonomy, visit applied.co. 

About Applied Intuition

Applied Intuition, Inc. is powering the future of physical AI. Founded in 2017 and now valued at $15 billion, the Silicon Valley company is creating the digital infrastructure needed to bring intelligence to every moving machine on the planet. Applied Intuition services the automotive, defense, trucking, construction, mining and agriculture industries in three core areas: tools and infrastructure, operating systems and autonomy. Eighteen of the top 20 global automakers, as well as the United States military and its allies, trust the company’s solutions to deliver physical intelligence. Applied Intuition is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices in Washington, D.C.; San Diego; Ft. Walton Beach, Florida; Ann Arbor, Michigan; London; Stuttgart; Munich; Stockholm; Bangalore; Seoul; and Tokyo. Learn more at applied.co.