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Platform One
Platform One is the U.S. Air Force's enterprise-level software development and delivery environment, designed to help military programs build and deploy secure software faster.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Platform One is the United States Air Force's official enterprise DevSecOps platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and software factory, providing secure, hardened tools and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to accelerate software development and deployment across the Department of Defense (DoD) through a 'build once, accredit many' approach.
BACKGROUND
Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes and mass domestic surveillance.
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- USAF Platform One
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- Air Force Software Factory
- Enterprise DevSecOps
- Software Modernization Platform
USAGE NOTE
Platform One is extensively used across the DoD for developing mission-critical applications, ensuring they meet strict security requirements while adopting agile development methodologies.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Platform One.
The primary government entity responsible for establishing and continuously developing Platform One, a Department of Defense enterprise DevSecOps platform. It provides hardened containers, CI/CD pipelines, and secure development environments for software acquisition.
Provides the complete DevSecOps platform, including source code management, CI/CD, and security scanning, which is a foundational component of Platform One's "Big Bang" and "Hardened Container" offerings.
Offers enterprise open source solutions, with Red Hat OpenShift being a critical Kubernetes-based platform utilized by Platform One for container orchestration and deploying applications across various cloud environments.
A major government contractor that provides extensive support, engineering services, and strategic consulting for the development, implementation, and adoption of Platform One capabilities across the Department of Defense.
Specializes in software supply chain security, providing tools for container image analysis and vulnerability management that are integral to Platform One's "Iron Bank" initiative for securely hardened containers.
Provides a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services, including its GovCloud regions, which serve as a foundational infrastructure for various Platform One deployments and applications within the Department of Defense.
Offers Azure Government, a dedicated cloud environment designed to meet the strict security and compliance requirements of U.S. government agencies, providing a critical underlying infrastructure for Platform One initiatives.
A global cybersecurity leader providing next-generation security platforms, often partnering with government agencies to secure cloud environments and DevSecOps pipelines integral to initiatives like Platform One.