Lockheed Martin integrates Google Gemini AI for defense operations

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Google Public Sector to integrate Google’s generative AI tools, including Gemini, into the defense contractor’s AI Factory workflow system. This collaboration marks a significant step in the defense industry’s adoption of AI technology, as it will provide Lockheed Martin employees with advanced AI capabilities for mission-critical programs while maintaining strict security standards for sensitive defense work.

What you should know: The partnership will roll out in phases, starting with Google’s generative AI tools on Lockheed Martin’s unclassified, on-premises workspaces.

• The AI Factory serves as Lockheed Martin’s internal ecosystem for providing computing support, data and software for personnel developing artificial intelligence solutions.
• Google Gemini, a family of large multimodal AI models, will be integrated across Lockheed Martin’s workflows to support various business operations.

How employees will use it: The generative AI tools will enhance multiple aspects of Lockheed Martin’s operations through practical applications.

• Workers can leverage accelerated data analysis to identify patterns and critical insights from large datasets.
• The technology will support advanced research and development initiatives across the company’s programs.
• Supply chain management and logistics planning will be optimized using AI-powered analysis and recommendations.

Why this matters: The defense industry has been rapidly adopting generative AI to streamline operations while ensuring data security remains paramount.

• Both the Pentagon and defense contractors have moved to embrace this disruptive technology in recent years, balancing innovation with strict security requirements.
• The collaboration demonstrates how major defense contractors are integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities into their core business processes.

What they’re saying: Leadership from both companies emphasized the strategic importance of secure AI deployment.

• “Collaborating with Google Public Sector to bring Gemini on premises underscores our commitment to delivering cutting-edge, secure AI capabilities that directly support our mission-critical programs,” said Greg Forrest, vice president of AI foundations and commercialization at Lockheed Martin.
• Jim Kelly, vice president of federal at Google Public Sector, noted: “Our collaboration with Lockheed Martin is a testament to our joint commitment to bringing the power of generative AI to meet the needs of our public sector customers.”