TLDR: GARY AI, a generative AI agent developed by CORAS, has officially received an Authority to Operate (ATO) for Impact Level 5 (IL5). This critical authorization permits the AI platform to be deployed and utilized within highly sensitive U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) networks, promising a significant boost in productivity and decision-making capabilities for defense professionals. The system is built on secure, sovereign AI principles, leveraging Claude via AWS Bedrock.
CORAS, a leading technology firm, announced today that its innovative generative AI agent, GARY AI, has been granted an Authority to Operate (ATO) for Impact Level 5 (IL5). This significant achievement enables GARY AI to be deployed within the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) most sensitive and mission-critical networks, marking a pivotal advancement in secure AI integration for national defense.
GARY AI is described as a unique Generative AI agent and an AI orchestrator, designed to aggregate customer data and activate an ecosystem of agentic AI agents. It functions as a digital assistant within the CORAS platform, aiming to redefine efficiency and navigation support for defense professionals. The platform is not merely a chatbot but an indispensable digital ally and a ‘battle-ready Decision Co-Pilot’ that actively transforms vast streams of data into actionable intelligence for complex DoD environments.
The core value proposition of GARY AI lies in its ability to deliver a ’10- to 50-fold productivity increase’ for administrative tasks and decision-making processes. It offers exponential speed, security, and accuracy in its outputs, providing responsible, mission-ready decision superiority. The system is built on secure, sovereign AI principles, utilizing Claude via AWS Bedrock, ensuring full transparency, resource and logic tracing, and auditability in its operations.
‘GARY’s outputs provide full transparency, resource and logic tracing, and auditability,’ stated a representative from CORAS. ‘GARY is the readiness solution that the DoD needs right now.’ The company’s broader objective is to accelerate the adoption of secure, agentic AI across defense, intelligence, and allied operations.
Key features of GARY AI include its context-aware agents that can model real-world decisions, run ‘what-ifs,’ surface blind spots, trigger automations, and document the logic behind every move. It is designed for fast deployment, ease of use, and requires no coding.
The official unveiling of GARY AI is scheduled for August 25, 2025, at the U.S. Air Force’s DAFITIC Education and Training Event in Montgomery, Alabama. CORAS is actively expanding its IL5 deployments and is positioned to extend these capabilities into additional mission networks.
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For current customers and DoD members with a .mil email address, CORAS is offering a 30-day free trial of GARY AI, accessible via GARY.AI.


