In November, the Pentagon sent a clear signal to the defense industry: focus or fail.

By trimming its list of Critical Technology Areas from 14 down to a "Big Six," the DoD has shifted from broad exploration to specific, high-leverage deployment. This isn't just a consolidation; it is a demand for speed. The message is that the warfighter needs decisive advantages, and they need them now.

Born from the rapid-iteration culture of SpaceX, Sift was built for exactly this kind of pivot. We don't just admire the mission; we power the engineering teams that are executing it.

We are proud to support customers delivering on four of the Pentagon’s Big Six priorities:

1. Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance 

The Challenge: Maintaining the ability to shoot, move, and communicate in GPS-denied and spectrum-contested environments. 

The Solution: Advantage begins with superior command of the electromagnetic spectrum. Sift supports CX2 as they build AI-assisted systems to detect, disrupt, and dominate threats across land, sea, air, and space. By organizing the massive data streams these systems generate, we help them deliver the unshakeable situational awareness the DoD demands.

2&3. Scaled Directed Energy & Hypersonics

The Challenge: Fielding Mach 5+ weapons and high-energy defense systems en masse, backed by a resilient industrial base. 

The Solution: You cannot scale what you cannot test. Cutting-edge space companies like K2 Space, Impulse Space, and Astranis are pushing the boundaries of propulsion, navigation, and satellite operations that form the backbone of these strike capabilities. Teams use Sift to streamline their test data, simulation, and validation cycles. We turn telemetry noise  into clear signals, allowing engineers to iterate faster and move hardware from the lab to production with higher confidence.

4. Applied Artificial Intelligence

The Challenge: AI is only as good as the data feeding it. The DoW needs to move beyond theory to deploy AI that accelerates decision-making in the heat of combat. 

The Solution: Data Superiority = Decision Superiority. Sift ingests and structures the massive, messy streams of sensor data generated by modern defense hardware. We provide the foundational observability layer that allows Applied AI to detect anomalies, train models, and automate decisions in real-time.

The Bottom Line

Modern defense technology demands speed, reliability, and the ability to synthesize massive volumes of data in real-time. The Pentagon has set the target. Sift is proud to power the companies hitting the bullseye.

Interested in moving faster? We'd love to hear from you.

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