Advisory team provides fast, clear evaluation to save time and resources
When a Sandia sponsor faced a critical acquisition challenge, a Sandia team provided a review that saved the sponsor $100 million in potential future costs.
Sustaining deterrence
The NNSA nuclear security enterprise, including Sandia, partnered with the U.S. Navy to prepare the W76 Mark 4B reentry body for the U.S. nuclear stockpile nearly three months ahead of schedule.
Sandia conducts next-level test for secure transportation vehicle
A semitrailer propelled by rockets and loaded with mock nuclear weapons crashed into a barrier, offering critical data to qualify the Mobile Guardian Transporter.
Teaching drones to play tag
Autonomous drones compete in a game that combines machine learning, split-second decision-making and cooperative strategy to demonstrate how they could be used to support national security.
Fighting AI with AI to keep the lights on
A Sandia team has developed a system that uses generative AI and large language models to detect and locate cyber-physical threats to the electrical grid.
Sandia selected to lead six Genesis Mission projects, partner on 17 others
The Genesis Mission is a national effort to accelerate scientific discovery by combining artificial intelligence, high-performance computing and advanced research capabilities.
Rapidly testing portable security systems
Sandia led a field exercise designed to test rapidly deployable security technologies — drones, ground sensors, radar, high-definition cameras, communication networks and Labs-designed and developed portable security — in rugged, remote conditions.
Aires Tide, a new concept for fast-tracked flight tests, debuts on National Mall
The AI-designed, 3D-printed vehicle went from code to cone in five months.
As data-center demand grows, Sandia advances AI controls to keep voltage steady in real time
A Sandia team is working to support a resilient grid with AI-driven controls that can respond in real time to fluctuations in electricity demand and supply.
Bombs disabled, not destroyed
In 2001, the nation called on Sandia to render Richard Reid's shoe bombs useless without exploding them, preserving critical evidence for future prosecution.