Tactical Display // Live
ATER
Defense
Group
AI-powered systems for defense modeling, training, and decision support.
Services
System 01
AI-Augmented Modeling & Simulation
Naval wargaming and operational planning platforms that generate realistic scenarios, stress-test doctrine, and sharpen tactical decision-making — built by someone who has planned and run these exercises firsthand.
System 02
Interactive AI-Powered Training
Adaptive platforms that personalize learning paths, accelerate knowledge transfer, and deliver precise readiness assessments. Designed around how warfighters actually learn under operational conditions.
System 03
Large Language Model Integration
Embedding LLMs into defense education tools, operational dashboards, and decision support applications — contextual, fast, and built for real command environments.
System 04
Consulting & R&D Support
End-to-end technical support for DOD and federal agencies, from early prototyping through full deployment. Security-conscious, compliance-aware, and designed to integrate with existing systems.
Every engagement is founder-led. You work directly with the expertise you're contracting, start to finish.
About Us
Ater Defense Group was founded by a U.S. Navy veteran with over a decade of experience in wargaming, modeling and simulation, and defense software — including operational service at the squadron level.
Headquartered in Fairfax County, Virginia, the firm focuses on what it knows best: AI-augmented platforms for Naval wargaming and operational planning, adaptive training systems, and large language model integration for decision support. Every project is founder-led, drawing directly on operational experience that shapes not just what gets built, but how it performs in the field.
The mission is straightforward — apply AI where it meaningfully improves warfighting readiness, training outcomes, and decision-making. No more, no less.
Designation
SDVOB
Veteran
U.S. Navy
Experience
10+ Years
Operations
USA Owned & Operated
Expertise
The expertise at Ater Defense Group was built over more than a decade of hands-on work in wargaming, modeling and simulation, and defense software — including direct operational experience with the U.S. Navy.
Technical capabilities span full-stack software development, physics-based sensor simulation, geospatial mapping, AI and LLM workflow design, and modeling & simulation architecture. That foundation supports every engagement, from early-stage research through operational deployment.
Mission Alignment
- United States Department of Defense
- Federal Agencies & Affiliates
- Defense Education & Training Commands
System Architecture
Modular, AI-centric software architectures designed for scalability, interoperability, and secure deployment within government environments.
Engagement
Engage With ATER Defense Group
Federal partners work directly with the founder from first conversation through delivery. That continuity and accountability is built into how Ater Defense Group operates.
Contact UsFairfax County, Virginia · United States