Vatn Systems and Palantir Partner to Scale Manufacturing of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for National Defense

The partnership leverages Palantir's advanced software platform to supercharge its manufacturing process to rapidly scale production capabilities

Collaboration brings AI-powered manufacturing to AUV production, bolstering the U.S. defense industrial base

PORTSMOUTH, R.I., April 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Vatn Systems, a leading defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for the US military and allies, today announced a strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies to further digitize and scale its manufacturing capabilities.

"Partnering with Palantir enables us to move smarter and faster as we achieve our vision of becoming the platform-scale manufacturer of low cost and attritable autonomous underwater systems in the United States," said Nelson Mills, co-founder and CEO of Vatn Systems. "Palantir's technology gives us real-time visibility into our operations, strengthening our ability to anticipate challenges, optimize resources, and deliver critical systems to our customers with unprecedented speed and precision."

The partnership leverages Palantir's advanced software platform to digitize the manufacturing process and provide AI-driven insights that will accelerate the production of underwater vehicles for national security applications. The collaboration will enable Vatn to streamline its Supply Chain Management and build additional resiliency.

"Vatn is building exactly the kind of mission-critical capability that our software is designed to support," said Palantir's Louis Mosley. "Providing a digital, AI-powered backbone for the company's operations, will help to build these AUVs faster, make them more adaptable and ultimately strengthen western deterrence."

Since its founding in April 2023, Vatn Systems has progressed from concept to deployment, delivering its first AUVs in 17 months. The company is already actively testing in military exercises with key defense organizations including the U.S. Navy. With 12 vehicles now in the hands of government customers and more on order, the company is accelerating production in partnership with Palantir.  This collaboration marks an important milestone in strengthening the U.S. defense industrial base, modernizing how underwater systems are built, and combining the best software and hardware to develop the kinds of capabilities that can form the bedrock of Pillar 2 of the AUKUS defense and security partnership.

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About Vatn Systems
Vatn Systems is a leading defense technology company building autonomous underwater vehicles that can be deployed at scale for the US military and allies. Founded in 2023 by a team of maritime experts and military leaders, Vatn Systems is on a mission to be the next underwater defense prime in a world where autonomous systems dominate naval battlefields. For more information, visit www.vatnsystems.com and follow the company on LinkedIn.

Media Contacts
Vatn Systems Contact
McKenzie Hicks
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Palantir Contact
Lisa Gordon
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SOURCE Vatn Systems