Germany is putting 30 artificial intelligence systems through evaluation as it builds a military AI capability to accelerate decisions on the battlefield.
The tools are intended to process large volumes of data from drones, satellites, and other military sensors, helping operators turn information into decisions more quickly, Reuters reported.
“The exploration is ongoing, and I’m optimistic that we will have a prototype in the second quarter of 2027,” Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, chief of Germany’s military cyber command, told Handelsblatt.
Most of the candidates were developed by German companies, with France’s ChapsVision among the few foreign firms under consideration.
Full implementation is expected in 2028.
Berlin has so far ruled out Palantir’s Maven Smart System, an AI platform used by the US, NATO, and several allies to analyze imagery, video, and other data.
Resistance to Maven has centered on data sovereignty and concerns about relying on American technology, as Germany pursues greater control over its military AI infrastructure.
