# Army picks AWS and WWT for AI cyber defense pilot, DefenseScoop reports

DefenseScoop reports a combined $2.6 million value for the Project Griffin pilot, which aims to develop AI agents that take defensive measures faster than human operators.

Published 2026-10-29 by TGOs. Canonical: https://tgos.io/news/2026/10/29/army-picks-aws-and-wwt-for-ai-cyber-defense/

The Army selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) and World Wide Technology (WWT) for Project Griffin, an AI-enabled cybersecurity pilot, DefenseScoop reported Oct. 28.[1] The effort has a combined total value of $2.6 million under the Army Rapid Development of Cyber Defense Systems program.[1]

The Army aims to develop agents that use information from its network sensors to take defensive measures against potential threats faster than a human operator can.[1] Its August solicitation sought agentic AI solutions for an Intelligent Response and Orchestration Node, or IRON, under Griffin.[1]

Brandon Pugh, the Secretary of the Army’s principal cyber advisor, said at the AUSA conference earlier in October that the Army received over 100 industry submissions and selected two vendors.[1] He did not name them then.[1]

WWT area vice president Keith Linenberger wrote in a LinkedIn post quoted by DefenseScoop that WWT is partnering with Crogl on integrations connecting AI agents with cyber teams’ tools and data.[1] He described the work as a prototype.[1] DefenseScoop’s article does not specify AWS’s deliverables or how the pilot’s value is divided between the companies.[1]

## Why it matters

DefenseScoop reported that the August solicitation requires IRON to distinguish actual threats from false positives and maintain a complete, automated audit trail for every action it takes.[2] Those requirements pair the Army’s speed goal with controls on the agents’ actions.[1][2]

## Sources

1. DefenseScoop: Army taps AWS and WWT to boost AI-enabled cybersecurity initiative (Oct. 28, 2026) <https://defensescoop.com/2026/10/28/army-aws-wwt-ai-cybersecurity-project-griffin/>
2. DefenseScoop: Army wants fast AI cybersecurity agents that won’t run up costs or create vulnerabilities (Aug. 21, 2026) <https://defensescoop.com/2026/08/21/army-wants-fast-ai-cybersecurity-agents-wont-run-up-costs-create-vulnerabilities/>