Kristen Smith 
General Dynamics Information Technology has opened a facility in Springfield, Virginia, to support capability development for U.S. defense and intelligence missions. The Mission Emerge Center will bring together government organizations, commercial technology partners and teams from across the General Dynamics enterprise to evaluate and refine emerging technologies, GDIT said Wednesday.
How Will GDIT Use the Mission Emerge Center?
The site spans about 5,200 square feet and supports work in several focus areas, including artificial intelligence for mission analysis, tactical edge technology, software development acceleration, high-performance computing, full-spectrum cyber and improved sensor processing.
GDIT plans to use the space to demonstrate mission capabilities, such as motion-based geospatial intelligence for identifying moving objects, a geospatial planning tool that applies large language models to accelerate decision support and a wearable augmented-reality system designed to provide personnel with immersive situational awareness.
The facility will serve joint work across General Dynamics business units. One cited collaboration involves processing overhead imagery captured from sensors mounted on Gulfstream aircraft for specific intelligence purposes.
The center expands GDIT’s DeepSky environment, enabling secure remote collaboration on capability development.
“Advancements in artificial intelligence, drones and cyber have fundamentally reshaped our national security missions and our battlespace and intelligence operations,” said GDIT President Amy Gilliland.
“Our investment in the Mission Emerge Center reflects our continued commitment to push boundaries and to enable our teams to transform emerging technologies into mission-ready solutions at speed and scale,” the eight-time Wash100 Award recipient added.
