WASHINGTON — X-Bow Systems will be the first customer to adopt defense-grade artificial intelligence capabilities within the Astris AI Factory, a secure, end-to-end AI platform from Astris AI, a Lockheed Martin company.
According to a news release, X-Bow said the move is designed to accelerate its ability to meet urgent national security production demands by establishing a trusted digital backbone for its factory operations.
“This customer agreement dramatically improves our ability to secure the necessary accreditation to scale up manufacturing,” said X-Bow founder and CEO Jason Hundley. “This secure, accredited digital backbone is a game-changer for data governance and production integrity, allowing us to focus our engineering resources on delivering rapid, affordable solid rocket motors for our customers.”
The move is about applying defense-grade AI to X-Bow’s most sensitive, mission-critical functions — from secure data governance to factory control, the company said. This shift directly enables affordable and faster delivery of tactical rocket motors to the warfighter.
“This collaboration marks a defining moment in bringing trusted and reliable AI directly to mission-critical environments,” said James Droskoski, CRO, Astris AI.”By integrating the Astris AI Factory platform into X-Bow’s advanced manufacturing operations, we’re helping deliver a secure, data-driven foundation that accelerates production, strengthens supply chain resilience, and upholds the highest standards of national security.
“Together, we’re proving that AI can transform both speed and affordability for critical systems that protect our nation.”
X-Bow, which has an office in Huntsville, is a non-traditional producer of advanced manufactured solid rocket motors and defense technologies.
