Palantir, Microsoft Partner to Deliver Advanced AI Analytics for US Defence and Intelligence Community

Palantir Technologies and Microsoft have announced plans to bring some of the most sophisticated and secure cloud, AI, and analytics capabilities to the U.S. Defense and Intelligence Community.

“Bringing Palantir and Microsoft capabilities to our national security apparatus is a step change in how we can support the defense and intelligence communities. Palantir AIP has pioneered the approach to operationalizing AI value – beyond chat — across the enterprise. It’s our mission to deliver this software advantage and we’re thrilled to be the first industry partner to deploy Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in classified environments,”  Shyam Sankar, Chief Technology Officer, Palantir said.

According to the announcement, Palantir will integrate Microsoft’s advanced large language models through the Azure OpenAI Service into its AI platforms.

This integration will take place within Microsoft’s government and classified cloud environments. As the first collaboration of its kind, this setup has the potential to revolutionize the application of AI in critical national security missions.

Furthermore, the Palantir Federal Cloud Service—featuring Palantir’s Gotham, Foundry, AIP, Apollo, and FedStart Mission Manager Platforms—is authorized for deployment on Microsoft Azure in IL5 environments.

In a blog post, Microsoft said that this collaboration will enable critical national security missions to leverage Microsoft’s leading LLMs through the Azure OpenAI Service, integrated within Palantir’s AI Platforms (AIP) and hosted in Microsoft’s government and classified cloud environments.

“This expanded partnership between Microsoft and Palantir will help accelerate the safe, secure and responsible deployment of advanced AI capabilities for the U.S. government,” Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft America, said.