Lockheed Martin has formed Astris AI, a subsidiary aimed at enabling US defence companies to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) solutions into their operations.

Astris AI will target companies across the US defence industrial base and commercial sectors with high assurance requirements.

The new company leverages Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) software capability and generative AI platform tailored for high-assurance end users.

Through Astris AI, Lockheed Martin’s resources will now be available externally, offering the defence industrial base and commercial companies the opportunity to develop and deploy secure, resilient, and scalable AI solutions.

Astris AI aims to address the rapid pace of technological advancements, costs, and scaling challenges in developing reliable, high-assurance AI solutions.

The foundational tools available through Astris AI comprise Lockheed Martin’s MLOps and generative AI software platforms.

These platforms are said to be built with the security and compliance required for entities operating in highly regulated environments.

With an open-architecture approach, they offer technology and cost advantages through modularity.

Astris AI also provides end-to-end AI consultative engineering services, including MLOps and generative AI strategy, implementation, training, and scaled model development and deployment. This empowers organisations to own and maintain their AI tools, data, and solutions.

Astris AI chief revenue officer Donna O’Donnell said: “Astris AI is perfectly positioned to deliver AI/MLOps solutions across industries.

“By combining Lockheed Martin’s expertise with Astris AI’s agile approach, we’re enabling organisations 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.”