Palantir and Shield AI Partner on AI-Enabled Military Aircraft

Defense tech companies Palantir Technologies Inc. and Shield AI have signed an agreement for a new strategic partnership, a step toward developing autonomous flight with AI-powered intelligence and operational control.

The agreement will see the two defense contractors share key parts of their proprietary software as they race to deliver modern warfare capabilities and take advantage of the incoming Trump administration’s enthusiasm for Silicon Valley-backed companies.

A Shield AI V-BAT in flight over the California coast.

Source: PR Newswire

At the signing attended by about a dozen company executives in New York on Thursday afternoon, Palantir Chief Executive Officer Alex Karp told Bloomberg News it was “very hard to get this far.” ...