Controlled data. Governed AI. No co-location with anyone else's data.
Multi-model AI for defense contractors and ITAR-adjacent organizations, with deployment options that satisfy the most demanding data governance requirements.
Why standard cloud AI is not sufficient
For ITAR, CUI, and export-control obligations, "in Azure" is not always a complete data-residency answer. Backplain's Sovereign Compute deployment in our private Tier 3 data center in San Diego provides physical separation and a residency answer that points to a specific address.
Southern California corridor
Production in our private San Diego Tier 3 data center. R&D at the Backplain AI Lab in Carlsbad — same corridor as General Atomics, ViaSat, and other aerospace and defense organizations. Site visits accommodated.
Custom blocking for classified terms
Hard-block program names, contract numbers, any term designated sensitive. The Firewall enforces the boundary; IT does not need to build one.
Multi-model for technical research
Competitive analysis, patent research, specification review — with the Firewall layer that defense applications make non-negotiable.
Need a tiger team for a 90-day AI pilot?
Defense contractors evaluating AI for a specific program workload — threat intelligence, acquisition document review, technical specification analysis — can engage Backplain Pro Services for a scoped sprint. Staffed from our Carlsbad AI Lab, connected to dedicated bare-metal infrastructure in San Diego, with the physical separation and data controls your program requires.