France Replaces Palantir With Local AI to Secure Intelligence Data

Lecornu framed the decision as a necessity for national security, arguing that France must build genuine autonomy to avoid being vulnerable to the shifting priorities of international partners. While the DGSI signed a three-year renewal with Palantir as recently as last December, the government intends to phase out the US software. Palantir has stated its existing contract remains in force, and French officials confirmed that American tools will remain operational until the ChapsVision transition is complete to prevent any disruption in intelligence capability.

ChapsVision, which previously secured a 2024 contract for heterogeneous data processing, is now positioned to take over the exploitation of mass data—a core function previously dominated by Palantir. This shift aligns with a broader European trend, as Germany’s BfV intelligence agency has also reportedly turned to the French provider for data analytics. Beyond intelligence, the government is pouring 655 million euros into domestic AI, including the deployment of Mistral AI-powered assistants for civil servants and a unified chatbot system for state departments.