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, today 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.
The Problem: AI Workloads Running on Vulnerable Containers Put Warfighters at Risk
Artificial intelligence is now at the center of modern warfighting — driving intelligence synthesis, mission planning, logistics, and real-time decision support. But 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.
On a commercial platform, an unpatched container vulnerability is a compliance finding. On the battlefield, it is an attack vector. A single exploitable CVE in an AI workload container can compromise the intelligence feeding a commander’s decision, corrupt a mission plan mid-execution, or hand an adversary a foothold inside the warfighter’s AI decision loop. The DoW cannot afford to field AI that is brilliant but breakable.
The Solution: RapidFort Secures the AI Stack — Legion Executes the Mission
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.”
How RapidFort Secures Legion’s AI Workloads
- Near-Zero CVE AI Container Images — RapidFort library of 35,000+ curated, production-grade container images serves as the secure base for every Legion AI service, including LLM inference engines, agent orchestration runtimes, and data pipeline containers. Built on trusted LTS Linux distributions — Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, and Alpine — these images eliminate up to 99.9% of CVEs before Legion’s AI workloads are deployed.
- Continuous AI Workload Hardening — The RapidFort platform profiles real runtime behavior inside Legion’s AI containers, identifies unused software components, and automatically removes them — shrinking the exploitable attack surface of every AI workload by up to 90% without requiring code changes, OS changes, or pipeline modifications. Hardened images are rebuilt every 24 hours to stay ahead of emerging threats.
- Battlefield-Grade Compliance Automation — RapidFort continuously validates Legion’s AI container stack against STIG, CIS, FedRAMP, and CMMC security benchmarks, generating audit-ready compliance reports that accelerate authorization to operate (ATO) for AI systems in classified and mission-critical environments.
- Legion Intelligence AI Agent Orchestration — Built on RapidFort hardened container foundation, Legion’s FedRAMP High–authorized, IL6-capable platform deploys AI agents that automate current operations, intelligence analysis, mission planning, and secure process automation — with full auditability and human oversight — across on-premises, cloud, and air-gapped tactical edge environments.
The combined result is a fully secured AI stack: from the container image layer through the inference runtime to the governed AI agent — every component hardened, every CVE eliminated, and every AI workload continuously monitored and re-hardened as new threats emerge.
AI Workloads Warfighters Can Trust in the Most Contested Environments
Legion’s AI platform — secured end-to-end by RapidFort — delivers mission-critical AI capabilities across the full spectrum of battlefield operations:
- AI-Powered Current Operations — real-time intelligence synthesis across all mission systems, accelerating OODA loops and enabling commanders to act faster than adversaries
- AI Intelligence Analysis — automated report production and multi-source data fusion, so analysts spend time on judgment rather than chasing and formatting data
- AI Mission Planning — situation report generation, training scenario simulation, and mission readiness analysis up to 75% faster than manual processes
- Secure AI Process Automation — AI-driven drafting, querying, and content composition on classified networks at IL2 through IL6
All of these AI workloads run inside containers that RapidFort has hardened to near-zero CVEs — deployable on-premises, air-gapped, in a VPC, or at the forward tactical edge, with no vendor lock-in and no inherited vulnerability debt.
“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.”
Security Compliance and Certifications
The Legion-RapidFort stack is engineered to meet the most demanding government and defense security standards:
- FedRAMP High Authorization (Legion Intelligence — January 2026)
- IL2 through IL6 deployment support across on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and air-gapped environments
- STIG and CIS benchmark-hardened container images (RapidFort)
- CMMC, FedRAMP, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance readiness acceleration
- Continuous CVE remediation with automated compliance validation and audit-ready reporting
About Legion Intelligence
Legion Intelligence builds the Command Layer for mission-critical operations, helping defense, federal, and enterprise teams turn human intent into governed AI work across existing systems. Trusted by U.S. Special Operations Command, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Department of Energy, Legion connects data, tools, models, and workflows through role-specific Mission Packs so agents can execute with auditability, governance, and human oversight. Legion deploys across cloud, on-premises, classified, air-gapped, edge, hybrid, and DDIL environments through Centurion, and is FedRAMP High authorized. Learn more at legionintel.com.
About RapidFort
RapidFort is the leader in Software Supply Chain Security, enabling organizations to eliminate risk across their software stack at scale. Its platform combines curated near-zero CVE container images, runtime profiling, and attack surface management to remove up to 99.9% of vulnerabilities within hours and reduce the attack surface by up to 90% without code changes. RapidFort was identified as a Gartner® Cool Vendor™ in 2025 and a Nutanix.Next Partner of the Year in 2026. For more information, visit www.RapidFort.com.
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