By Rudy Ruitenberg
Publication Date: 2026-06-06 06:50:00
PARIS – France will test its artificial intelligence-based battlefield command system with allies during a NATO interoperability exercise this month as an alternative to the Maven Smart system developed by Palantir Technologies, said Gen. Patrick Justel, deputy chief of the French army staff.
The French developed the system with local companies, among others Mistral AI, Safran.AI, Thales And airbusJustel said in a media briefing on Thursday. The French army has already tested the system, called Arcadia, in exercises such as Dacian Fall in Romania and Orion 26 in France.
NATO military personnel started training with Palantir’s Maven Smart System in August 2025, the alliance’s first use of AI-powered command and control software. Derived from the Pentagon’s Project Maven, the platform combines massive amounts of battlefield data and AI analysis to help commanders identify targets and make decisions faster.
Arcadia “is our answer to Maven”,…
