On June 17, Legion Intelligence, the governed AI platform trusted by U.S. Special Operations Command, the U.S. Department of War, and the U.S. Air Force, announced a strategic partnership with RapidFort, the leader in software supply chain security for containers. Together, the two companies are redefining what it means to field AI on the battlefield, establishing that every AI workload running in support of the warfighter must be built on a provably secure, near-zero CVE software foundation, from forward-deployed edge systems to air-gapped command posts.
AI workloads are only as secure as the container infrastructure they run on. Today, most AI systems — including large language models, inference engines, and agent orchestration platforms — are deployed inside containers that inherit thousands of CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) from base images and open-source dependencies.
The Legion-RapidFort partnership solves this problem at its root. Rather than patching CVEs after AI workloads are deployed, RapidFort eliminates them before a single AI model, inference container, or agent service ever reaches the battlefield. Legion Intelligence then builds its entire AI platform on this hardened foundation — delivering governed, auditable AI agent orchestration that warfighters can trust with their most sensitive operations.
“The AI workloads we deploy for the warfighter, from intelligence analysis agents to mission planning workflows, need to run inside containers that RapidFort has hardened to near-zero CVEs. That is not a nice-to-have. It is a prerequisite for fielding AI that the U.S. Department of War can trust with sensitive data and high-consequence operations,” said Ben Van Roo, CEO and co-founder, Legion Intelligence. “RapidFort strengthens the security foundation our AI stack is built on, helping Legion deliver governed AI that warfighters can rely on when it matters most.”
“AI workloads are the new high-value target. The models, inference engines, and agent runtimes that warfighters depend on are only as secure as the containers they run in — and most of those containers are shipping with thousands of inherited CVEs,” said Mehran Farimani, CEO and founder at RapidFort. “RapidFort was built to eliminate that risk at the source. By securing the container foundation of Legion’s entire AI platform, we are ensuring that the AI reaching the battlefield is hardened, continuously monitored, and provably secure — not just powerful.”
Source: Legion Intelligence
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