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Thales CEO Patrice Caine goes all-in to win billions from France's anti-Palantir programme

Accès libre Par Matthieu Fauroux

Publié le 06.10.2026 à 6h20 6 min

Patrice Caine, CEO of Thales. © Joël Saget (AFP)

The defence group is loudly staking its claim to contracts for Arcadia, the French general staff's future AI-powered command platform. But it faces stiff competition from lower-profile rivals such as Systematic and ChapsVision, as the armed forces are keen to open up the multi-billion-euro programme.

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Thales : Patrice Caine joue son va-tout pour capter les milliards du programme anti-Palantir

Le groupe de défense se positionne bruyamment sur les contrats d'Arcadia, la future plateforme de commandement de l'état-major dopée à l'intelligence artificielle. Mais la concurrence avec les plus discrets Systematic ou ChapsVision s'annonce vive, tant les armées souhaitent ouvrir le jeu de ce programme chiffré en milliards d'euros.

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