Since Meta made its Llama AI models available to US government agencies and contractors, various organizations have adopted the technology to support national security efforts. Currently, dozens of industry stakeholders use Llama to provide advanced and secure tools for military and intelligence operations.
Amazon Web Services and Snowflake are among the partners expanding access to Llama for US military branches in sensitive environments. Other collaborators are using Llama’s capabilities to address specific needs of service members and develop new products that advance their missions.
Llama allows organizations to securely build and deploy applications tailored to specialized requirements while maintaining control over both the model and data within their own infrastructure due to its open source nature. This adaptability is considered important in national security settings, making it suitable for startups developing new tools efficiently.
Defense startup Legion Intelligence worked with US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to launch SOFChat, an enterprise-wide generative AI platform based on Llama. According to Meta, “Legion’s integration of Llama into SOFChat is changing how service members work by providing machine-speed analysis and real-time monitoring of conditions on the ground. With SOFChat, special operations forces are able to generate intelligence reports 18 times faster and process video footage nine times quicker, giving them the speed and insight they need to make better and faster decisions when every second counts.”
Llama can be fine-tuned with secure data for deployment directly onto local devices, allowing reliable use even in remote or extreme environments where internet connectivity may be limited. This flexibility supports personnel deployed in challenging field conditions.
EdgeRunner AI has created a language model based on Llama that runs on consumer-grade laptops. This enables service members operating in adversarial environments without connectivity to access advanced AI functions such as identifying safe landing locations, translating languages, or calculating resource needs while maintaining data privacy.
Lockheed Martin uses Llama within its AI Factory platform for training and flight simulation for US Air Force, Navy, and international pilots. Meta stated: “By using Llama within Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory platform, the Skunk Works team created a virtual subject-matter expert that enabled software engineers to quickly understand the principles of the government’s Joint Simulation Environment (JSE) and develop compatible code to rapidly integrate models. Llama was crucial in aiding engineers to develop capabilities more rapidly in areas where they had limited prior expertise.”
Meta said these examples illustrate how Llama supports American national security efforts: “We look forward to continuing to support the US government and its allies as they use AI to enable discoveries and breakthroughs, drive growth and efficiency, and help keep our nation safe.”