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AUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

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AUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing

Vatn Systems CEO Nelson Mills beside the company's Skelmir 6 autonomous underwater vehicle. Photo: Vatn Systems

Joining other defense technology startups that are leveraging Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] software manufacturing platform, Vatn Systems on Wednesday said they have partnered with the company to help as it transitions to production. The two-year-old Rhode Island-based startup is developing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for defense and commercial uses. Vatn has been testing its AUVs in military exercises, including with the Navy, and said it has a dozen vehicles with government customers and more on order. The partnership with Palantir will…

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