Palantir
A $10 billion ceiling, battlefield software, and a deal signed after 7 October
RECORD / AT A GLANCE
Contracts documented
The deals are documented. How the software is used in specific strikes is not public.
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12 Jan 2024
Strategic partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Defense after a board meeting in Tel Aviv.
31 Jul 2025
An enterprise agreement worth up to $10 billion over ten years.
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It announced a strategic partnership to supply tech for “war-related missions.”
Who says it: Palantir, Bloomberg.
The agreement is worth up to $10 billion over ten years; only an undisclosed minimum is guaranteed.
Who says it: Headlines.
No public record shows it; Globes reported Israeli military intelligence declined its services.
Who says it: Activists.
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Official announcement of an agreement worth up to $10 billion over ten years. Confirmed by search; the site blocks automated reading.
Defense trade press: 75 contracts rolled into one; $10 billion is a ceiling.
Company announcement to supply technology for “war-related missions”.
Reports the agreement with Israel’s Defense Ministry during a Tel Aviv board meeting. Paywalled.
Israeli business daily on the board meeting in Tel Aviv and what the deal may involve.
The chief executive’s defense: permissions and audit logs limit misuse.
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Big number, with a catch.
The Army announced on 31 July 2025 an Enterprise Service Agreement with Palantir worth up to $10 billion over ten years. Breaking Defense reported that it consolidates 75 contracts, 15 with Palantir as prime and 60 as subcontractor, and that the Army is only required to pay an undisclosed minimum. [1][2]
What we can’t tell you. The guaranteed minimum is not public.
Official announcement of an agreement worth up to $10 billion over ten years. Confirmed by search; the site blocks automated reading.
Defense trade press: 75 contracts rolled into one; $10 billion is a ceiling.
What was agreed in January 2024.
On 12 January 2024 Palantir announced a strategic partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Defense to supply technology for “war-related missions”. Bloomberg reported that it followed a Palantir board meeting in Tel Aviv. [1][2]
Globes, an Israeli business daily, reported that the deal may involve Palantir’s AI decision-support system, and that Israeli military intelligence had declined its services. [3]
CNBC notes that Karp has faced backlash for his staunch public support of Israel. [4]
What we can’t tell you. The contract terms and uses are not public.
Company announcement to supply technology for “war-related missions”.
Reports the agreement with Israel’s Defense Ministry during a Tel Aviv board meeting. Paywalled.
Israeli business daily on the board meeting in Tel Aviv and what the deal may involve.
The chief executive’s defense: permissions and audit logs limit misuse.
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