Lockheed Martin, Microsoft Announce Landmark Agreement on Classified Cloud, Advanced Technologies for Department of Defense
Secure cloud, AI/ML and 5G.MIL® solutions will unlock next-generation national security solutions
The game-changing agreement will span four critical areas for the
- Classified Cloud Innovations: Microsoft's latest secure framework will make
Lockheed Martin the first non-government entity to independently operate inside the Microsoft Azure Government Secret cloud ushering in a new era of cloud opportunities for industry. - Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Modeling and Simulation Capabilities:
Lockheed Martin and Microsoft have entered a two-year collaborative research and development (R&D) program that will advance AI/ML and modeling and simulation capabilities for theDOD . - 5G.MIL® Programs: The R&D agreement also expands the companies' existing collaboration to deliver advanced networking and secure 5G capabilities at the tactical edge.
- Digital Transformation: Microsoft Azure will power
Lockheed Martin 's digital transformation journey, accelerating enterprise-wide productivity gains to deliver innovation at scale, enhance choice and flexibility, and create the next generation of defense technologies.
"Through this historic agreement,
"Our national security leaders need an unassailable information advantage, which is why we're bringing the power of the hyperscale cloud to accelerate their national security missions. In partnership with
Classified Cloud Innovations
Microsoft's first-of-its-kind technology will allow
This allows
- Modernize its legacy on-premises classified systems to owned-and-operated Azure Government Secret cloud tenants
- Bolster cybersecurity reporting and compliance monitoring to near real-time.
- Quickly create authorized mission workloads
- Improve enterprise IT and research and development capabilities
- Expand corporate efficiencies
- Autonomously host enterprise cloud management, centralized collaboration, and
- Provide governance at scale.
AI/ML, Modeling and Simulation Capabilities
Through this agreement,
5G.MIL Programs
Using Microsoft Azure solutions and
Advancing
With Azure as a foundation,
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