Shift5 has partnered with Carahsoft to offer its operational technology platform to Department of Defense customers and state and local transportation agencies.
Carahsoft will make Shift5’s onboard data collection, access and analysis capabilities for OT available through its reseller partners and contract vehicles, Shift5 announced Thursday.
Carahsoft President and ten-time Wash100 Award recipient Craig Abod said, “By combining Shift5’s expertise in OT cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for cyber-physical systems with Carahsoft’s offerings, distribution capabilities, and reseller network, we can provide comprehensive protection against emerging threats.”
The Shift5 Platform
The Shift5 platform aims to access the entire ecosystem of onboard data for operations, maintenance and cybersecurity teams, which allows for real-time decision intelligence from the asset level to the fleet scale.
Josh Lospinoso, CEO and co-founder of Shift5, said, “To maintain superiority, our military and commercial operators must be enabled with situational awareness to make decisive, real-time decisions.”
The platform reportedly organizes onboard data developed by commercial and defense fleets. It is deployed by leveraging existing onboard computing services or optional, field-tested, technology readiness level-9 hardware. The platform also supports four modules, including cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, compliance and GPS integrity.
Shift5’s Work With U.S. Service Branches
Through the collaboration with Carahsoft, numerous service branches will continue to gain access to Shift5’s platform. In November, the company received a spot on a potential $975 million contract from the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office to advance the development of military operational services using the platform.
Shift5 also partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in May to improve the MQ-9A reaper using the company’s platform. The initiative aimed to advance mission readiness and cyber survivability for the U.S. Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command.
