Lockheed Martin is forming a new subsidiary to foster adoption of Artificial Intelligence by defense-sector developers, manufacturers, and suppliers that have “high assurance requirements.” The new business, called Astris AI, also will promote adoption of AI applications in some commercial applications.
Astris AI, a subsidiary focused on enabling the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions across the U.S. defense industrial base and commercial industry sectors that have high assurance requirements.
According to the defense giant, Astris AI offerings will address the defense sector’s difficulties surrounding the pace of technological advances, and the cost and scaling challenges involved with developing reliable, security-focused AI solutions.
Lockheed noted the rising demand for AI expertise (in excess of the available specialists) slowing companies progress in developing appropriate and scalable AI capabilities – and its own engineers’ capabilities to provide domain expertise, technology and consulting service.
The basic tools available through Astris AI will include Lockheed’s verified AI Factory Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) and generative AI software platforms. Those modular platforms offer technology and cost advantages and adaptability for customers adopting AI functionality.
Astris AI will also provide “end-to-end AI consultative engineering services,” including MLOps and generative AI, implementation, training, and scaled model development and deployment.
Lockheed appointed its chief revenue officer Donna O’Donnell to head Astris AI. She previously led global AI and intelligent automation sales at Xerox.
"Astris AI is perfectly positioned to deliver AI/MLOps solutions across industries,” O’Donnell stated. "By combining Lockheed Martin’s expertise with Astris AI’s agile approach, we're enabling organizations to navigate the complexities of the rapidly evolving technology landscape with high assurance AI solutions that deliver secure and reliable interactions, compliance and responsible decision-making.”
