Pentagon Formalizes Palantir Maven AI as Core Military Program of Record; Oversight Shifts to CDAO

The Pentagon designated Palantir's Maven AI system as an official military program of record, formalizing its role as the primary AI operating system for US military targeting and command-and-control. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg directed Maven oversight to shift from the NGA to the CDAO within 30 days, with the Army handling future contracts. Maven has been operational during the Iran campaign, processing satellite, drone, radar, and intelligence data to identify targets across thousands of strikes. The Pentagon separately flagged Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, giving the military 180 days to phase out Claude from classified systems.