"Palantir plans to make the UK its European HQ for defense. The move will create up to 350 new jobs, an official announcement stated. The data analytics company, founded with cash from the CIA-backed investment fund In-Q-Tel, has attracted controversy by providing digital profiling tools for the CIA and US immigration agency ICE. None of that was about to stop the UK from diving into bed with Palantir, though."
"Official channels said it will now partner with the UK military to develop AI-powered capabilities already tested in Ukraine to speed up decision making, military planning, and targeting. Signed by defense secretary John Healey, the new agreement aims to help the UK military develop software and AI models for decision making and enemy targeting. The government also hopes the arrangement will support the growth of British defense tech companies supplying the military and weapons manufacturers."
The UK has struck a defense deal with US data analytics firm Palantir that the government says will unlock £1.5 billion of investment and establish Palantir's European defense headquarters in Britain, creating up to 350 jobs. The agreement coincided with US president Donald Trump's state visit and forms part of wider US tech investment promises the government valued at £31 billion for AI and infrastructure. Palantir, originally funded by CIA-backed In-Q-Tel, has provided digital profiling tools to the CIA and ICE and has attracted controversy. The deal will pair Palantir with the UK military to develop AI-powered capabilities tested in Ukraine to accelerate decision making, planning and targeting, and aims to support growth of British defense tech suppliers and enable startups to expand into the US market.
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