Artificial intelligence (AI) is the cognitive connective tissue that makes CJADC2 viable – but the algorithms are only as good as the foundation beneath them. The architectural challenge: Why the cloud isn’t enoughThe fundamental challenge of deploying AI for CJADC2 is the conflict between enterprise AI models and mission constraints deployed at the edge. Multilevel security domain isolation: Keeping workloads of different classifications and trust levels strictly separated on shared hardware, so data or code in one security domain cannot bleed into another. This structure enabled General Atomics to innovate at the speed of software, updating AI models without having to recertify the entire flight-control system. This capability is vital for the JADC2 vision of distributed, autonomous nodes.