A few days ago, EuroNews reported on the House of Representatives of the Netherlands’ call for an alternative to Palantir capabilities within two years, instead seeking European contractors.
France has also made headlines by testing an AI-powered command system, Arcadia, during a NATO exercise this month. The capability is a response to Maven, Deputy Chief of the French Army staff Gen. Patrick Justel told DefenseNews. “. . . The question arises whether [we should] adopt Maven blindly, or should we look for other solutions,” Justel said.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is conducting thorough reviews of its Palantir contract with the National Health Service due to privacy concerns.
“There [are] a lot of forces in the media . . . painting a negative picture, and there’s nothing negative about it. It’s positive,” David stressed. “We have to take and make full use [and] reach our full potential with this capability, and I’m confident we’re doing it.”
In less than one year, 15 systems have been integrated into the MSS, David told the audience. The program allows for organizing and structuring of the enormous datasets, which allow for unique, AI-enabled workflows.
“We have the most advanced platform now within the alliance to manage identity-based access controls and permissions and need-to-know,” David stated.
On its way to receiving full accreditation in the coming weeks, David’s team completed its accreditation for authority to operate on the secure NATO network in under six months, a record-breaking time, according to the speaker.
The true value of the MSS system is the warfighters, David emphasized. While Palantir engineers provide the software and system models, the warfighters are those building new applications within the platform.
There are currently under 50 new applications, and David expects that number to grow significantly thanks to online training opportunities. “By the end of the year, we’ll have hundreds of builders building brand-new software in the alliance. It’s powerful.”