Lockheed Martin has unveiled its latest generative AI innovation, the Lockheed Martin Text Navigator (LMText Navigator), designed to enhance efficiency across its U.S. operations. This cutting-edge tool will optimize processes by accelerating code generation, analyzing data, and automating business functions. AI is central to Lockheed Martin’s goal of delivering advanced security solutions for a safer world.
LMText Navigator: Pioneering AI Technology for Enhanced Performance
“LMText Navigator is a fully internal generative AI platform that accelerates the rapid transition of AI-enabled solutions from prototype to production while ensuring on-premises data security,” explained Mike Baylor, Lockheed Martin’s Chief Digital and AI Officer. This innovative tool leverages NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD AI infrastructure, empowering employees to improve service quality and operational efficiency.
LMText Navigator will be used for tasks such as:
- Speeding up post-mission analytics,
- Developing and testing software code,
- Extracting critical information from complex production documents.
The tool was created by Lockheed Martin’s AI Factory, in collaboration with the 1LMX transformation team.
Driving Innovation through Lockheed Martin’s High-Assurance AI Center
The LMText Navigator is part of a broader AI ecosystem developed within the AI Factory, which operates under the Lockheed Martin AI Center (LAIC). LAIC serves as a central hub that equips engineers with AI tools, research, and testing capabilities to stay at the forefront of the evolving AI landscape.
In addition to LMText Navigator, the AI Factory is transforming Lockheed Martin’s operations by:
- Providing a centralized, secure AI hosting platform for classified and edge deployments,
- Automating AI model development processes,
- Ensuring reliable, high-assurance AI applications through rigorous management of models, datasets, and machine learning pipelines, adhering to the U.S. Department of Defense’s AI ethics guidelines.
Lockheed Martin’s “hub and spoke” talent development model fosters collaboration among engineers across disciplines, ensuring access to the latest AI tools and helping to deliver impactful solutions for customers.
“With over 8,000 engineers and developers utilizing AI Factory, Lockheed Martin is leading the charge in AI integration across programs and business functions,” said Greg Forrest, Director of AI Foundations. “The AI Factory is essential in enabling automated, AI-powered capabilities for high-assurance applications across our enterprise.”
The company is a global aerospace, defense, and security company based in Bethesda, Maryland. With a rich history dating back over a century, Lockheed Martin is a leader in the development of advanced technology and innovative solutions for military and commercial applications.
The company operates through various segments, including Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space, providing a wide range of products and services such as aircraft, missile systems, satellite technologies, and cybersecurity solutions.
Renowned for its commitment to research and development, Lockheed Martin invests significantly in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and hypersonics, to enhance national security and address complex global challenges. With a workforce of approximately 114,000 employees, the company emphasizes diversity, sustainability, and corporate responsibility while maintaining strong partnerships with government agencies and international allies to ensure peace and stability worldwide.
