The US Navy awards Domino Data Lab a contract worth up to $100M for AI software that teaches underwater drones to identify new mines in the Strait of Hormuz (Mike Stone/Reuters)

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US Navy awards Domino Data Lab up to $100M contract to develop AI software for underwater drones to detect mines in the Strait of Hormuz, marking a significant defense AI contract for the company.

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<a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-navy-turns-ai-firm-domino-options-counter-iranian-mines-2026-05-01/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260501/i10.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260501/p10#a260501p10" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Mike Stone / <a href="http://www.reuters.com/">Reuters</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-navy-turns-ai-firm-domino-options-counter-iranian-mines-2026-05-01/">The US Navy awards Domino Data Lab a contract worth up to $100M for AI software that teaches underwater drones to identify new mines in the Strait of Hormuz</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; The U.S. Navy is ramping up its AI capabilities to hunt for Iranian mines in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical shipping lanes &hellip; </p>