FTI Defense

FTI Defense

Frontier Technology Inc.

Beavercreek, Ohio, United States

Defense Software & AISimulation & TrainingC4ISRSpace
Founded 1985Software DeveloperSupplies Land Forces, Air Forces, Naval Forces, Special Forces
Profile last updated: June 18, 2026

About

Founded in 1985, FTI Defense is a defense software developer based in Beavercreek, United States working in defense software & ai, simulation & training, c4isr +1 more.

FTI Defense, the defense business of Frontier Technology Inc., provides AI-powered analytics, modeling and simulation, and defensive cyber software along with tech-enabled services to the U.S. military, intelligence community and federal government. Founded in 1985 by Lavon F. Jordan, the company is headquartered in Beavercreek, Ohio, and has an ORBIT Center of excellence in Colorado Springs for space-focused work. Its work covers wargaming (including the WOPR platform), mission data integration, AI-enabled decision support, space domain awareness and sensor modeling, and defensive cyber assessments. Customers include the Army, Marine Corps, Special Forces, Air Force, Navy, Air Force Research Laboratory, Missile Defense Agency and the F-35 Joint Program Office. The company states its management systems are compliant with ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and CMMI Level 3 for Development, and it reports a 110/110 DCMA assessment against NIST SP 800-171A. In September 2025 it divested its FTI Services subsidiary to subsidiary executives.

Location

Beavercreek, United States

Founded

1985

Legal name

Frontier Technology Inc.

Focus areas

defensive cyberwargamingmodeling and simulationAI analyticsspace domain awarenessmission data platformsensor modeling

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Defense Software & AISimulation & TrainingC4ISRSpace

Supply-chain role

Software Developer

What they offer

SoftwareEngineering Services

Products

FTI WOPR

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Wargaming and modeling and simulation platform

Next-generation end-to-end modeling and simulation platform for multi-domain, multi-agency wargaming, planning, training and analysis.

FTI AI Sidekick

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Generative AI software application

AI application supporting service members with logistics planning, risk anticipation and execution issues, designed for classified, degraded or disconnected settings.

FTI Cortex & Nevi

Data analytics software

Data analytics tools that help users explore data and reach insights.

FTI Avya

Software testing platform

AI-powered platform for advanced software testing, automation and validation.

FTI Mission Data Platform

Data integration and analytics platform

Platform that integrates, orchestrates and transforms data, analytics, simulation and AI-driven decision support across domains without disrupting existing systems.

End users

Land ForcesAir ForcesNaval ForcesSpecial Forces

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

DFARS 252.204-7012NIST SP 800-171A

Platforms & programmes

F-35

Named customers

United States ArmyUnited States Marine CorpsUnited States Air ForceAir Force Research LaboratoryUnited States NavyMissile Defense AgencyF-35 Joint Program OfficeU.S. Intelligence Community

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

ISO 9001

CMMI Level 3 for Development

Issued by: DCIS

Awards

Small Business Innovation Research Tibbetts Award

2015

Best Places to Work in California, Ohio, and Virginia

2019

People

Management & team (3)

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