Fairfax, Va., /PRNewswire/ – General
Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded a contract to continue its
cyber network defense, operations and exploitation support of the U.S. Air
Force's 35th Intelligence Squadron (35IS) Cyberspace Operations
program Sensor Shadow.
are exercised. General Dynamics Advanced Informational Systems is a business
unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:
GD).
"The Sensor Shadow program is representative of our cyber security heritage.
For two decades General Dynamics
has been providing leading-edge cyber intelligence support to the Air
Force through Sensor Shadow, dating back to Operation Desert Storm," said
John Jolly, vice president and
general manager of General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems' Cyber Systems
division. "Our close partnership with the 35IS allows us to effectively apply
our mission understanding and in-depth expertise in the cyber domain to bring
more capability to the cyber analyst toolset for more effective and timely
analysis."
Through this contract General
Dynamics' analysts and engineers help to collect, analyze, produce and
disseminate vital cyber intelligence to ensure the warfighter maintains
information dominance in the cyber domain. This includes supporting the U.S.
Cyber Command and other Department of Defense customers. The Sensor
Shadow program team conducts in-depth analysis of network intrusions, threat
profiling, all source intelligence analysis and long-term analysis of stored
network connection data and supports operations across the globe.
Source: General
Dynamics Advanced Information Systems
