Palantir’s Maven becomes permanent
A Pentagon memo confirms Palantir’s Maven AI targeting system—which processes drone and satellite feeds for rapid strikes—will be made a permanent ‘program of record’ by September, expanding use across military branches. That formalizes an enterprise‑scale role for Palantir in weaponized sensor fusion and persistent targeting. (x.com)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Steve Feinberg sent a March 9 letter directing that the Maven Smart System be designated an official Department of Defense “program of record,” a move Reuters reported after reviewing the memo. (yahoo.com) The letter says the designation is expected to take effect by the close of the current U.S. federal fiscal year—October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026—making September 30, 2026 the target date. (yahoo.com) Feinberg ordered oversight of Maven to be transferred from the National Geospatial‑Intelligence Agency to the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO) within 30 days of the memo. (yahoo.com) The memo also directs that future contracting for Maven be centralized under the U.S. Army, consolidating procurement responsibility for the platform. (yahoo.com) Reporting described Maven as a command‑and‑control system that fuses satellite, drone, radar, sensor and intelligence feeds to surface potential targets, and said the platform has been used in recent U.S. strike operations in Iran. (yahoo.com) Palantir previously won a 10‑year Army enterprise agreement that folds dozens of buying vehicles into a single contract vehicle with a ceiling of up to $10 billion, an award announced by the Army in July 2025. (army.mil) Feinberg’s memo frames institutionalizing Maven as necessary to “deepen the integration of artificial intelligence” across the Joint Force and directs steps to make AI‑enabled decision‑making a formalized component of defense operations. (yahoo.com)
