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Thales launches HexaForce, a sovereign AI command and control system to rival Palantir

Thales unveiled HexaForce, an AI-enhanced multi-domain command and control platform built on open standards, pitched as a sovereign alternative to US systems like Palantir's Maven, tested at NATO CWIX 2026 to support over 100,000 personnel.

Reported AI-drafted EDR Magazine, 17 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish any NATO or national procurement contract or adoption commitment for HexaForce.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Product launch only, no procurement or adoption commitment by any operator. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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