Leidos (LDOS) said Tuesday it partnered with Dropzone AI to help US federal agencies speed up their responses to cybersecurity threats.

The collaboration includes a strategic investment in the artificial intelligence startup to deliver automated security tools to government customers, the company said.

The deployment will use autonomous agents to manage routine cyber investigations so human analysts can concentrate on more complex network vulnerabilities, instead, it said.

The defense contractor also said it is working with partner Second Front Systems to host the software on the Game Warden platform for faster federal adoption.