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Advanced / Transformational Technology

CDAO Awards Palantir Production Contract For Maven Smart System, Marking Build Out Of CJADC2

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

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Marking a major expansion in the Defense Department’s premier effort to create greater battlespace awareness in near-real-time for its theater commands and key staff, the Chief Digital and Artificial Office (CDAO) awarded Palantir Technologies [PLTR] a potential $480 million contract to quickly transition the Maven Smart System (MSS) program from the prototype phase to production. The five-year contract was announced Wednesday evening and the initial task order is for $153 million to expand the MSS software licenses from hundreds of…

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