Soldiers sitting listening to a presentation

Make trustworthy non-combat decisions with data and AI for defense and aerospace

Defense and Aerospace Solutions From SAS

Discover how you can make trustworthy decisions with data and AI solutions as diverse as the functions under your purview. Use SAS for stronger AI governance and transparent outcomes, whether to improve commercial equipment maintenance, manage supply chains, tighten procurement processes and more.

Research shows that trust is the differentiator that enables AI to scale responsibly and deliver lasting public benefit.

Discover data and AI solutions for defense agency challenges

Deliver AI governance

Ensure your AI outputs are trustworthy and meet the highest security standards.

Optimize commercial equipment maintenance

Support operational efficiency goals by optimizing commercial equipment investments with predictive maintenance.

Manage supply chains

Supply materials more effectively with built-in data-enabled redundancies and AI-optimized contingencies.

Digitize analog documentation

Transform your support teams by making paper trails a thing of the past with AI-enabled DocVision.

Fortify procurement integrity

Uncover procurement risks earlier to reduce losses and enable your team to make transparent decisions faster with automated reporting.

Preempt insider threats

Find and mitigate potential threats before sensitive information poses a security risk.

Choose SAS: A leader in defense and aerospace solutions

SAS® Viya® helps government leaders use integrated data and AI for trustworthy decisions to advance public sector outcomes.

Strengthen and accelerate government decision making and actions with an integrated, real-time view of data.

Optimize resources and engage more people with different skill sets to improve government effectiveness.

Increase public trust while maintaining data privacy and ensuring AI transparency.

Predict and respond quickly with data and AI capabilities that evolve with your changing needs.


Recommended reading for defense and aerospace solutions

Solution brief

Transform data into trusted decisions with streaming AI for national security

Customer Story

Institute for Veterans and Military Families: A Data Management Strategy that Benefits Veterans

Blog

Defence Data: The Challenges and Opportunities

Webinar

AI at the Edge: Revolutionizing Maritime Intelligence and Mission Readiness


We help government agencies innovate for tomorrow

SAS’ first customer was the U.S. Federal Government. Now, we work with every cabinet-level department.

A major U.S. government agency partner uses SAS for predictive maintenance.

SAS uses data from 600 sensors to develop predictive statistical models that determine when an aircraft component will fail before it happens.

A logistics support agency uses SAS to manage its supply chain.

SAS Analytics enables the agency to reduce inventory costs and increases readiness with predictive analytics and logistics forecasting.

An intelligence agency uses SAS to detect insider threats.

SAS detects potential threats before sensitive information leaves the agency and becomes a national security threat.

SAS Viya animation

The data and AI platform for the public sector

SAS Viya helps government leaders make trustworthy decisions with integrated data and AI to advance public sector outcomes.


Choose your cloud deployment

Deploy SAS Viya as a managed cloud service or on a self-service basis – on whichever cloud platform best suits your needs


SAS is a leader in defense and aerospace solutions

SAS is a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Fraud Management, Q2 2024.

SAS is a leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Data Science and Machine Learning.

Chartis names SAS a leader in both Model Risk Governance and Model Validation, 2023.

Please note: SAS’ offerings in this space may be limited or may not be available due to SAS policies and/or applicable law. Restrictions are less likely in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.


Defense & aerospace solutions from SAS:
Frequently asked questions

What are public sector analytic solutions for defense and aerospace?

Defense and aerospace data analytics solutions are designed to help the defense industry operate more efficiently across key functions, including supply chain management, commercial equipment maintenance and functions responsible for digitizing analog documentation.

How do defense sector teams use data analytics and AI?

Organizations in the defense sector use data analytics and AI to identify and implement efficiencies and savings across functions such as procurement and supply chain management, humanitarian aid and relief operations, and responses to adverse events.

What does a defense analyst do?

A defense analyst collects and manages data, then builds analytic and AI models to extract insights that simplify, standardize and streamline non-combat operations.

What results have SAS analytics delivered in defense and aerospace?

These stories describe successful data analytics and AI applications in defense and aerospace:

  • The Institute for Veterans and Military Families manages and integrates financial and program data to improve how it supports transitioning service members, veterans and their families manage their re-entry into civilian life. 
  • One major U.S. government agency partner uses data from hundreds of sensors to develop predictive statistical models that determine when an aircraft component will fail before it happens. 
  • One intelligence agency uses SAS to detect potential insider threats before sensitive data leaves the agency and becomes a national security threat.

How does SAS ensure secure AI and generative AI use in defense and aerospace?

SAS protects sensitive defense and aerospace data through strict confidentiality safeguards, human oversight of AI-driven decisions and full auditability, with hardware and cloud independence that lets agencies deploy on the infrastructure of their choice, including FedRAMP-authorized environments. Learn more about SAS' approach to trustworthy AI.

Why choose SAS for defense and aerospace needs?

SAS data, AI and analytics solutions help enhance outcomes across non-combat operations by fostering confident decisions and supporting transparent outcomes.

For over 50 years, SAS experts have brought deep industry expertise to solve complex public sector challenges. SAS is used at over 1,600 public sector departments, ministries and agencies in over 130 countries worldwide.