NATO has taken a significant step in modernizing its warfighting capabilities by rapidly acquiring an AI-enabled platform from Palantir Technologies. On March 25, 2025, the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) finalized the procurement of the Palantir Maven Smart System NATO (MSS NATO) for employment within NATO’s Allied Command Operations (ACO), headquartered at SHAPE. MSS NATO is designed as an AI-enabled warfighting platform intended to provide a common, data-enabled capability across the Alliance. Key areas of improvement targeted by the system include intelligence fusion, targeting processes, battlespace awareness, operational planning, and accelerating decision-making cycles. While leveraging concepts from the US military’s Project Maven, MSS NATO is positioned as a distinct NATO capability.