France and Germany pledge to build a European rival to Palantir’s military AI software
France and Germany pledged on Friday to develop a European alternative to Palantir’s military AI software. A joint declaration signed after talks between Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz committed the two countries to examine “a European sovereign digital backbone” covering data-centric security, AI, and cloud solutions. France’s Arcadia, an AI-powered command-and-control platform, was named as […] This story continues at The Next Web
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Published: 18 July 2026
Source: The Next Web AI
Category: News
Topics: Military & security
Retrieved: 19 July 2026
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