France and Germany said they will study and develop Europe-controlled military software as an alternative to US firm Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR.N). France’s domestic intelligence service announced in June it would terminate its Palantir contract, and Germany’s intelligence service has selected the French alternative ChapsVision. In a joint statement after talks between Macron and German chancellor Merz, the two governments said they will pursue European sovereign digital infrastructure and

France and Germany said they will study and develop Europe-controlled military software as an alternative to US firm Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR.N). France’s domestic intelligence service announced in June it would terminate its Palantir contract, and Germany’s intelligence service has selected the French alternative ChapsVision. In a joint statement after talks between Macron and German chancellor Merz, the two governments said they will pursue European sovereign digital infrastructure and assess joint capabilities in data-centric security, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions, citing France’s Arcadia project and a similar German solution.