Australian Defence Department signs $7.6m contract with Palantir

The Department of Defense has signed its largest contract ever with Palantir, the controversial Trump-linked US data analytics company that has become an increasingly contentious partner for governments around the world.

Defense Cyber ​​Warfare Division one-year, $7.6 million contract It is defined as an “ICT System Platform” that was agreed upon through limited tender. This means the department is not going to market for suppliers and instead is going with one of its existing suppliers, which has the advantage of being compatible with systems Defense already has.