The German military is evaluating 30 artificial intelligence tools to speed up battlefield decision-making. The systems would process large volumes of data from drones and satellites. Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, head of the cyber command, said a prototype is expected in the second quarter of 2027, with full deployment planned for 2028. He told Handelsblatt the exploration is ongoing and that he is optimistic. Most of the candidates are German companies. French firm ChapsVision is one of the few foreign names still in the running. Germany ruled out buying Palantir’s Maven Smart System in April. That platform is already used by the U.S., NATO commands and several allies. The Ukraine war has shown how drone and satellite imagery now exceeds what human analysts can handle in real time. Berlin is prioritising domestic options to keep control over sensitive military software. The harder step will come later, when the selected tools must work together and fit into NATO infrastructure.
The German military is evaluating 30 artificial intelligence tools to speed up battlefield decision-making. The systems would process large volumes of data from drones and satellites. Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, head of the cyber command, said a prototype is expected in the second quarter of 2027, with full deployment planned for 2028. He told Handelsblatt the exploration is ongoing and that he is optimistic. Most of the candidates are German companies. French firm ChapsVision is one of the few foreign names still in the running. Germany ruled out buying Palantir’s Maven Smart System in April. That platform is already used by the U.S., NATO commands and several allies. The Ukraine war has shown how drone and satellite imagery now exceeds what human analysts can handle in real time. Berlin is prioritising domestic options to keep control over sensitive military software. The harder step will come later, when the selected tools must work together and fit into NATO infrastructure.