Scaleout and AI Verse Partner to Strengthen End-to-End AI Capability for Tactical Edge Operations

Two NATO DIANA alumni combine sovereign edge AI infrastructure with procedural synthetic data generation to close the training data gap for defence computer vision.

Stockholm / Paris, June 14, 2026. Scaleout, the Swedish sovereign edge AI company, and AI Verse, the French procedural synthetic data platform, today announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop end-to-end machine learning capability for computer vision at the tactical edge.

Under the Memorandum of Understanding, the two companies are cooperating on developing AI for defence. AI Verse’s procedural synthetic data generation platform, GAIA, removes the single biggest barrier to edge computer vision, training data, by generating it on demand at scale. Scaleout’s Edge AI Platform then uses that data to train AI models that are later deployed at the tactical edge. GAIA-generated synthetic RGB and IR imagery with pixel-perfect labels serves as a foundation for computer vision models covering ground-to-air and air-to-ground detection scenarios. These models ship with Scaleout’s Edge AI Platform from day one and adapt to each site thereafter. They then feed Scaleout’s continuous model improvement pipeline: active learning, on-site fine-tuning, and cross-site learning that keeps models current with changing conditions. All without raw data ever leaving the edge.

The partnership addresses a persistent challenge in defence AI: armed forces cannot centralise the operational sensor data that would most improve their models, yet field collection alone cannot produce the volume and diversity of labelled imagery that robust detection requires. GAIA generates photorealistic, fully annotated training data on demand, across any environment, sensor type, or threat class. No restricted operational footage. No manual labelling. No waiting on field collection. Scaleout trains its models on this synthetic data, then takes them to the edge, where they keep learning from live data under sovereign, air-gapped conditions.

The integrated capability sits at the core of Scaleout’s Tactical Computer Vision Network: a sovereign computer vision system for ISR and counter-UAS that deploys at tactical sites and continuously learns from live operational data. When operationally integrated across multiple sites, model improvements are shared through federated learning, enabling the network to adapt faster than any single location could alone. AI Verse’s GAIA engine supplies the foundation: synthetic, fully annotated RGB and IR imagery that trains highly accurate models for aerial and ground-based scenarios before real-world data is available, solving the cold-start problem outright. Together, the two companies deliver adaptive computer vision that improves from each site’s operational data, without centralising sensitive data at any point.

“Defence programmes need AI that works from day one and keeps getting better. With AI Verse we can ship accurate counter-UAS and ISR models as part of the platform from the start. From there, the platform continuously adapts those models to each site’s live operational data, without raw data ever leaving the edge. That combination — ready on arrival, improving in the field — is what this partnership makes possible.”

“AI at the tactical edge lives or dies on data. The algorithms are the easy part; the hard part is generating, deploying, and continuously improving models under real operational constraints. Our partnership with Scaleout combines two critical capabilities: procedurally generated synthetic data that solves the defence data bottleneck, and sovereign edge infrastructure that enables learning where the data is created. Together, we provide armed forces with a practical path to deploy adaptive computer vision systems faster, while preserving security, sovereignty, and operational control.”

About Scaleout

Scaleout is a Swedish deep tech company founded in 2017, originating from advanced research at Uppsala University. The company’s Scaleout Edge platform delivers sovereign edge AI infrastructure for tactical and industrial deployments, enabling AI models to train continuously on live data at the edge, on drones, vehicles, and sensors, without raw data ever leaving the device. Customers and partners include BAE Systems Bofors, Saab, FMV, Scania, and Oracle. Scaleout was selected as a NATO DIANA Innovator in 2025, chosen from 3,000+ applicants. Learn more about the Tactical Computer Vision Network: scaleoutsystems.com/tactical-cv-network.

About AI Verse

AI Verse is a French deep tech company solving the defence data bottleneck with procedurally generated synthetic data. Its GAIA engine generates photorealistic, fully annotated training datasets for defence, security, and robotics applications. 20 seconds per image. 8 annotation types. Zero manual labelling. GAIA covers scenarios that are impossible or impractical to capture in the field: infrared, adverse conditions, rare threat classes, edge cases at scale. AI Verse was selected as a NATO DIANA Innovator in 2025, chosen from 3,000+ applicants. Ask for your synthetic data demo: ai-verse.com/contact.

Press Contact

AI Verse: Aleksandra Kiesiak — contact@ai-verse.com
Scaleout: Jens Frid — jens@scaleoutsystems.com