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Saildrone Becomes Third Defense Startup To Partner With Palantir

Saildrone Becomes Third Defense Startup To Partner With Palantir
Commercial operators deploy Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea in the initial steps of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack during a launch from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor on Sept. 13, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Danette Baso Silvers/Released)

Saildrone on Thursday announced a new strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies [PLTR] the third agreement with a defense startup and fourth overall in recent months. Saildrone said this cooperation will help them rapidly scale autonomous systems for maritime artificial intelligence (AI) solutions by applying Palantir’s tools across both internal operations and to improve the AI power in the USVs themselves.  Saildrone has grown increasingly popular to provide maritime domain awareness because it can produce vehicles at a faster rate than…

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