Companies partner with Virginia Army National Guard and electric utilities to deploy advanced solution for critical infrastructure protection

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today that it collaborated with the Virginia Army National Guard and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to successfully demonstrate advanced artificial intelligence and cloud connectivity capabilities at the tactical edge during Cyber Fortress 2025.

Cyber Fortress is a critical infrastructure exercise that brings together government, industry and academic partners annually to bolster Virginia’s defenses against cyber threats. At Cyber Fortress 2025, the Virginia Army National Guard collaborated with the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives to ensure robust protection of the state’s electrical infrastructure.

GDIT, in collaboration with AWS, demonstrated an adapted version of the Defense Operations Grid-Mesh Accelerator (DOGMA) solution. Originally developed for national security missions, DOGMA integrates advanced AI, cloud computing and satellite connectivity capabilities to streamline data processing, analysis and decision making.

During the exercise, which simulated a sophisticated cyber and physical attack on a power grid, the team deployed DOGMA to provide real time visibility into aerial threats and support coordinated response efforts. The solution, which was demonstrated in contested environments where both communication and power are unreliable, restricted or even completely cut off, enabled teams to process data at the edge, make decisions rapidly and mitigate risks in real time.

“Our nation’s critical infrastructure is under constant threat from adversaries,” said Brian Sheridan, GDIT’s senior vice president for Defense. “This edge solution gives agencies the ability to see what’s happening in real time and act quickly – enabling a smarter, faster response when every second counts.”

“The complexity of modern warfare demands a proactive, technology-driven approach to safeguard our critical infrastructure,” said Andre Slonopas, Ph.D., team lead at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory. “This exercise demonstrated that harnessing AI at the edge can be a game changer – delivering the situational awareness and decision-making speed necessary to stay ahead of emerging threats.”

Cyber Fortress is the latest exercise that GDIT has demonstrated with AWS in live theaters. Earlier this year, at the Technology Readiness Experimentation event, the companies demonstrated how DOGMA’s capabilities can strengthen air defense systems. During that exercise, the project team used DOGMA to track more than 350 commercial and unmanned aircraft and predict their future locations. By leveraging this solution, the project team was able to accelerate decision-making from 30 minutes to just 3 seconds.

GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 110,000 people worldwide and generated $47.7 billion in revenue in 2024. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com. More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com.

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