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# UK Ministry of Defence extends Palantir data contract worth GBP 240.6 million
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-23-uk-mod-palantir-enterprise-agreement/
- Published: 2026-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-18T13:56:41.000Z
- Description: The MoD signed a three-year, GBP 240.6 million enterprise agreement with Palantir UK, more than three times its predecessor deal, for data analytics across classifications, awarded without competition under a defence exemption.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [The Register, 28 January 2026](https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/28/mod%5Fpalantir%5Fdeal/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the contract's full technical scope or whether any UK alternative was considered.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -3 of 36 possible. 3x-larger no-bid deal deepens UK reliance on US-owned, US-law Palantir platform. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-17\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)