The French domestic intelligence agency DGSI has terminated a critical contract with US tech firm Palantir, pivoting instead to a platform developed by local rival ChapsVision.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed the decision, framing it as a necessary break from foreign digital dependency. "We must use our own AI models; we cannot accept new strategic dependencies in the digital sphere," Lecornu stated. "We cannot rely on tools developed by foreign powers. France must have its own tools."
This domestic replacement mirrors a wider trend across the continent. Germany’s military is also reported to be severing ties with Palantir, while the UK continues a parliamentary review of a £330 million National Health Service data agreement with the American firm.
The structural shift against US tech platforms is accelerating as European governments question the reliability of transatlantic security partnerships. To fortify this strategy, Paris is committing €655 million to new artificial intelligence projects, including a unified state-services chatbot and a new public data platform.