Microsoft and Lockheed Martin заключили a strategic partnership to develop next-generation technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense.
The agreement covers four critically important areas:
- “secret” cloud innovations;
- artificial intelligence, modelling and simulation;
- advanced communications capabilities;
- digital transformation.
Lockheed Martin has become the first private entity to gain access to the Microsoft Azure Government Secret “secret” cloud. This will allow the weaponry maker to modernise local systems, boost cybersecurity, and accelerate the development of automated workloads.
The companies have also launched a two-year joint research and development program that will expand AI, modelling, and simulation capabilities for the Pentagon.
Lockheed Martin will be able to use Microsoft technologies to create an immersive environment that enables the deployment and testing of military technologies in virtual environments.
“Such capabilities could reduce the Department of Defense’s costs and minimise risk for personnel, providing a digital alternative to some military exercises,” the press release said.
In addition, the agreement broadens existing cooperation to provide advanced networks and secure 5G capabilities at the tactical level.
The digital transformation of processes is expected to boost Lockheed Martin’s overall efficiency, the company said.
In April 2021, Microsoft won a contract to supply 120,000 augmented-reality headsets to the U.S. military. The deal was worth $22 billion.
In August 2022 the U.S. Army received the first 5,000 devices based on the Microsoft HoloLens 2 headset.
In October, media reported cases of ill health among service members due to the use of the tech giant’s headsets.
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