The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded Palantir Technologies an enterprise-wide license for Maven Smart System, giving Marines across the Fleet Marine Force and the supporting establishment access to an artificial intelligence–enabled command-and-control platform, the service said. The agreement, completed on August 15, 2025, was coordinated with the Defense Innovation Unit, the DoD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, and the Army Research Laboratory. Financial terms were not disclosed.
“As part of Force Design, we’ve made a deliberate effort to support maritime domain awareness and joint fires integration,” said Gen. Eric M. Smith, the Commandant of the Marine Corps. “This capability enhances intelligence, targeting, and battlespace awareness to aid in faster decision-making, allowing us to sense and make sense more quickly.”
Maven Smart System is described by the Corps as a mission-command and data-fusion environment that pulls together information from service and joint command-and-control systems to present a real-time, shared picture of the operating area. It underpins the Pentagon’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) push by streamlining the path from sensors to shooters and applying automation and AI tools to manage targets and speed decisions.
According to the Marine Corps, the enterprise deal was put in place roughly five months after a request from Fleet Marine Force units, with help from the CDAO and DIU to accelerate acquisition. The platform will continue to be used across the service’s exercise cycle; I Marine Expeditionary Force recently employed it during Exercise BALIKATAN 25 and its re-certification as a Joint Task Force headquarters.
“The Marine Corps is at the forefront of adopting technologies that make our Marines more agile, adaptable, and responsive to any threat,” said Lt. Gen. Jerry Carter, the Deputy Commandant for Information. “Maven Smart System adds significant value to our ability to support the Joint Force and shows how the Marine Corps is demonstrating its ability to adapt to, harness, and drive the changing character of war. We continue to look for opportunities to leverage AI and other emerging capabilities at speed and scale.”
Access will extend down to tactical echelons within each major subordinate command, the service said, while training commands and other supporting elements will use licenses for instruction, integration testing, and reach-back functions.
The deal adds to the Defense Department’s broader effort to link data, sensors, and weapons across services under CJADC2. Palantir has been a key contractor on Project Maven and other AI and data platforms in recent years, as the Pentagon moves to modernize decision-making and targeting for contested environments. Implementation will hinge on interoperability with existing systems, resilient networks, and rigorous testing of AI-enabled tools to ensure reliability and adherence to policy.
