U.S. Army to Build Software Factory Atop VMware Tanzu The U.S Army Futures Command, in collaboration with VMware, is building a software factory in Austin, Texas based on the Tanzu distribution of Kubernetes made available by VMware. Ajay Patel, general manager for the modern applications business unit at VMware, says the goal is to enable the U.S. Army to create the equivalent of a Silicon Valley software company inside the Army that will be staffed by civilians and soldiers recruited from posts around the world. For each of the next five years the U.S. Army will select 30 soldiers and civilians to enter the program every six months.