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Palantir Receives $34 Million Software Order For Army Intelligence Data Platform

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022

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Palantir Receives $34 Million Software Order For Army Intelligence Data Platform

Distributed Common Ground System-Army. Photo: U.S. Army.

Palantir Technologies [PLTR] has received a $34 million software procurement order from the Army in support of the service’s battle command intelligence system, now known as the Army Intelligence Data Platform (AIDP). This is the Army’s third delivery order under the program formerly known as Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A) Capability Drop 2 (CD-2). “The AIDP is designed for deployment on a scalable infrastructure that can be tailored to support commanders and warfighters at all echelons,” the Army’s Project Manager…

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