Salesforce agrees to buy Rune to connect frontline military logistics with enterprise systems

Salesforce wants to connect frontline military supply decisions with headquarters systems, even when units have little or no network access. On October 29, 2026, it announced a definitive agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, whose software forecasts supply needs and helps military teams allocate resources in conditions where reliable connectivity cannot be assumed.

The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Salesforce’s fiscal year 2027, subject to customary closing conditions. Salesforce did not disclose a purchase price. The agreement is not a completed acquisition, and the integration described in the announcement remains a plan.

Planning supplies beyond the network

The operational problem is a gap between where information is stored and where decisions happen. Enterprise systems track personnel, equipment and supplies, but frontline logistics teams often work far from those systems. Rune combines their information with live operational data to support military logisticians and commanders, according to Salesforce.

Rune is designed for what the military calls denied, degraded, intermittent or limited connectivity: environments where network access may be unreliable or unavailable. Salesforce says the platform continues operating under those conditions and synchronizes information when the network returns. That makes disconnected operation a central part of the acquisition’s rationale, rather than an incidental feature.

The software’s stated job is decision support for sustaining military operations. Salesforce describes situational-intelligence, simulation and optimization models that bring together supply information and operational conditions. The named tasks cover both preparation and decisions made while operations are underway:

• Forecast demand and resupply needs, helping teams anticipate the supplies a formation will require.
• Recommend resource allocations and transportation routes to support the movement of equipment and supplies.
• Evaluate logistics plans before and during execution, rather than limiting analysis to advance planning.

We built Rune Technologies to build and deliver modern technologies and capabilities for our military sustainers at the front lines, where they need to make critical battlefield decisions even without reliable connectivity

David Tuttle, CEO and co-founder of Rune Technologies

Connecting field decisions to headquarters

Salesforce positions Rune as the frontline layer of its Missionforce portfolio. Its announcement describes three connected levels: enterprise records at headquarters, strategic planning, and frontline operations under time and connectivity pressure. Rune would extend Missionforce into that third level, complementing Missionforce Operations, which automates complex enterprise processes.

For units already using Rune, Salesforce says integration would let field decisions flow directly into the enterprise systems of record used across the services, without custom integration. For Missionforce customers, the proposed connection would extend visibility into frontline supply and movement needs, linking those needs with field service, asset management and other supporting workflows.

An existing military footprint

Rune is already deployed with the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps, according to Salesforce. David Tuttle and Peter Goldsborough launched the company in 2024. Both brought leadership experience from Anduril, and the team includes military veterans and senior technologists with experience in military operations and defense technology.

Salesforce calls the proposed purchase its most significant national security-focused acquisition. It would add specialized frontline software to a defense business that Salesforce says is growing 80% year over year, one year after Missionforce’s launch. The company says its defense customers now span all six branches of the U.S. military.