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Pentagon Formalizes Palantir Maven as Official Military AI Program of Record
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$1.3B ceiling contract mandating adoption across all military branches by September 2026. Maven analyzes battlefield data from satellites, drones, and sensors to automatically identify targets. Centralized under the Pentagon's Chief Digital AI Office. Source
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