Applied Intuition opens Fort Walton Beach office to advance aerial autonomy and physical AI
Applied Intuition cut the ribbon Friday on a new Fort Walton Beach office at JG Plaza to advance aerial autonomy and collaborative human-machine teaming for national security.
The Silicon Valley-based physical AI company, valued at $15 billion, will use the office to accelerate work in aerial autonomy, air combat autonomy and collaborative human-machine teaming. The facility supports 83 employees.
“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 expands Applied Intuition’s existing Florida presence, where the company is developing and integrating autonomous capabilities for Group 1-3 unmanned aerial system platforms and munitions.
The company is working on autonomy for individual platforms as well as coordinated swarms of munitions to increase survivability, coordination and the ability to detect, track and engage targets.


Applied Intuition cut the ribbon Friday on a new Fort Walton Beach office at JG Plaza to advance aerial autonomy and collaborative human-machine teaming for national security.
The Silicon Valley-based physical AI company, valued at $15 billion, will use the office to accelerate work in aerial autonomy, air combat autonomy and collaborative human-machine teaming. The facility supports 83 employees.
“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 expands Applied Intuition’s existing Florida presence, where the company is developing and integrating autonomous capabilities for Group 1-3 unmanned aerial system platforms and munitions.
The company is working on autonomy for individual platforms as well as coordinated swarms of munitions to increase survivability, coordination and the ability to detect, track and engage targets.

