Maven Smart System
Coverage of Maven Smart System in the Nexus archive.
- Constant surveillance is pushing NATO to ‘scatter the force’ to survive, top commander says
NATO is rethinking command and control structures to disperse forces amid threats from persistent surveillance and long-range strikes. French Adm. Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, emphasized the need to avoid large troop concentrations and adopt decentralized approaches using cloud-based technologies.
- Civilian Protection in the Age of Military AI: What Congress’s New Legislative Proposals Reveal About Emerging Safeguards
The U.S. military's use of AI in targeting operations, including Anthropic's Claude and the Maven Smart System, has sparked congressional efforts to regulate military AI through proposed legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Senators introduced bills in 2026 to establish safeguards, amid controversies over AI-driven munitions deployment and supply chain risks involving companies like Anthropic and OpenAI.
- Claude Finds Its Role in Warfare ‘Troubling’
Claude, an AI developed by Anthropic, is used in the Maven Smart System for military target selection. A Tomahawk missile strike in Iran's Minab, which killed 170 people, raised concerns about AI's role in warfare. Anthropic faces a lawsuit with the Pentagon over its refusal to allow use of its AI in lethal systems.
- France to test its own AI-powered battlefield command in June NATO exercise
France will test its AI-powered Arcadia battlefield command system during a June NATO exercise, offering an alternative to Palantir's Maven system. The test addresses concerns about digital sovereignty and interoperability with NATO standards.