ANKARA — NATO awarded contracts to Anduril, Palantir, and Athea SAS for the development of its Enhanced Air Command and Control (eAirC2) Data Platform initiative during the 36th NATO Summit Defense Industry Forum in Ankara, Turkey, on July 9, 2026. These contracts are part of an initiative where NATO will select a single solution for long-term implementation following an assessment period.

Anduril's contract involves providing its Lattice software, which the company will deploy through its UK branch and European team. The trial phase will integrate air traffic control, surveillance, and force-management functions to evaluate the system against NATO's operational requirements. Lattice is an artificial intelligence platform designed to use computer vision, machine learning, and mesh networking to consolidate real-time data from various sources into a unified operating picture.

Lattice aims to connect existing systems via an open architecture instead of replacing them. According to Anduril, the platform enables secure operational data transfer between organizations while allowing individual nations to maintain sovereignty over their information. Representatives from the NATO Communications and Information Agency, the NATO Independent Program Office, and industry partners were present at the announcement.

Anduril, founded in 2017, previously participated in Digital Shield 1.0 in Tallinn, Estonia, in November 2025. During this event, the company collaborated with the U.S. Army's 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command and the Estonian Defense Forces to integrate national and allied sensors into a single network. Anduril used its Menace-T compute and communication kits and established Lattice nodes in the cloud for this exercise. In March 2026, the U.S. Army awarded Anduril a $20 billion contract to integrate Lattice into a unified capability.

Palantir has been involved in other defense-related contracts, though in July 2026, Germany's military stated it would cease using Palantir's services. Additionally, Britain is reviewing the National Health Service's £330 million data contract with Palantir.