INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The NATO Communications and Information Agency and Palantir Technologies Inc
have completed the acquisition of the Palantir Maven Smart System NATO (MSS NATO) for employment within NATOs Allied Command Operations
(ACO), marking a considerable development in the modernization of NATOs warfighting capabilities.NCIA is happy to partner with Supreme
Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) and Palantir to provide MSS NATO to the Warfighter, supplying customized advanced AI capabilities
to the Alliance, and empowering our forces with the tools needed on the contemporary battleground to run effectively and decisively, said Mr
Ludwig Decamps, NCIA General Manager.The MSS NATO ability empowers commanders and warfighters to utilize advanced artificial intelligence
(AI) securely and safely in core military operations
By providing a typical data-enabled warfighting capability to the Alliance, through a vast array of AI applications from big language models
(LLMs) to generative and machine learning MSS NATO boosts intelligence blend and targeting, battlespace awareness and planning, and sped up
Were proud to support NATOs drive to boost deterrence by deploying an AI-enabled warfighting platform at SHAPE
This partnership underlines the Alliances decision to lead fearlessly with technological innovation, stated Shon Manasco, Senior Counselor
at Palantir Technologies.Through MSS NATO, SHAPE prepares to accelerate the adoption of other novel abilities being established throughout
the Alliance including brand-new, emerging AI models, and modeling and simulation demonstrating a strong and abiding collaboration between
the North America and European technology base.ACO is at the leading edge of embracing technologies that make NATO more agile, versatile,
and responsive to emerging dangers
Development is core to our Warfighting ability
Maven Smart System NATO enables the Alliance to take advantage of complex information, accelerate decision-making, and by doing so, includes
a true functional value, stated General Markus Laubenthal, SHAPE Chief of Staff.The procurement of MSS NATO was among the most expeditious
in NATOs history, taking only 6 months from describing the requirement to acquiring the system.It is expected that ACO will start using the
brand-new system within the next 30 days.SHAPE is the military headquarters of ACO.Source: NATO
