“I don’t understand how Germany believes it can afford this,” says CEO Alex Karp.
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BERLIN — Palantir CEO Alex Karp criticized Germany after a top Berlin official said the country doesn’t plan to award military contracts to the U.S. data analytics giant.
Last month, a top military officer told the Handelsblatt newspaper that Germany’s armed forces do not plan to award contracts to Palantir. Germany’s Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger told POLITICO in an interview that he wants a European alternative to the American data analytics giant in the long term.
In an interview with Bild, Karp expressed surprise at the Bundeswehr’s stance and made the case for widespread use of his company’s defense technologies. “Every serious battlefield in the world uses parts of Palantir. There’s a reason for that,” said Karp.
