(Reuters) – Data analytics company Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ ) and defense technology company Anduril Industries are in talks with about a dozen competitors to form a consortium that will jointly bid for U.S. government jobs, it said. on Sunday the Financial Times.
The consortium, which could announce deals with other tech groups as early as January, is expected to include SpaceX, OpenAI, autonomous shipbuilder Saronic and artificial intelligence data group Scale ai, the newspaper said, citing several people with knowledge. of the matter.
“We are working together to build a new generation of defense contractors,” a person involved in the group's development told the newspaper.
The consortium will bring together the weight of some of Silicon Valley's most valuable companies and leverage their products to provide a more efficient way to supply the US government with cutting-edge weapons and defense capabilities, the newspaper added.
Palantir, Anduril, OpenAI, Scale ai and Saronic did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. SpaceX could not immediately be reached for comment.
Reuters reported earlier this month that President-elect Donald Trump's planned U.S. government efficiency drive involving Elon Musk could lead to more joint projects between big defense contractors and smaller tech companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, drones and unmanned submarines.
Musk, who was named co-leader of a government efficiency initiative in the incoming administration, has indicated that Pentagon spending and priorities will be targeted by the efficiency push, spreading anxiety among defense heavyweights like Boeing ( NYSE:). Northrop Grumman (NYSE:), Lockheed Martin (NYSE:) and General Dynamics (NYSE:).
Musk and many small defense technology companies have lined up to criticize legacy defense programs, such as Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet, while calling for mass production of cheaper powered drones, missiles and submarines. by ai.
These views have given major defense contractors more incentives to partner with emerging defense technology players in these areas.
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