Palantir Technologies

Gotham / Maven Smart System

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Palantir's defense and intelligence operating system, released in 2008, fuses satellite imagery, signals, and intelligence sources so analysts and commanders can find targets and run operations. Its AI evolution, the Maven Smart System, combines those workflows with large-model assistance for targeting and command and control.

Latest update Oct 6, 2026

Gotham / Maven Smart System

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Current status

Deployed across US combatant commands and NATO. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg's March 2026 memo directed a program-of-record transition by the end of FY2026 (30 September). DefenseTalks on 22 September 2026 still described that memo as a direction, and the 5 August CDAO appointment of Col. Molly Solsbury as MSS program director did not state that POR had closed. No DoD original opened on 6 October 2026 confirms completion. Do not treat August 2026 Motley Fool coverage as the designation. BBC sources said Claude had run through Maven as recently as the week before 5 October; a Pentagon official told the BBC Anthropic products had ceased.

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Specifications2

Maven active users / builders
20,000+ users across 35+ military tools

(May 2025); 25,000+ active builders and on track for ~$1B annualized revenue run rate per William Blair (Aug 2026)

Maven contract ceiling
~$1.3B through 2029

Pentagon FY2027 budget separately requests $2.3B over five years for Maven and the related Joint Fires Network. As of Sept 16, 2026 that FY2027 request has not been enacted.

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