"There are no kill switches. There's no ability for Palantir or the US government to reach in and switch it off," Mosley told Reuters.
According to Mosley, organizations purchasing Palantir's software can operate it without continued involvement from the company. Any participation by Palantir personnel is determined by the customer, and employees assigned to support military operations must hold the appropriate national citizenship and security clearances.
"It can absolutely be operated independently of us," Mosley said.
Maven uses artificial intelligence to analyze information gathered from military surveillance and detection systems, including satellites, drones and radar equipment. By processing multiple intelligence sources together, the platform helps commanders assess battlefield conditions and make operational decisions more quickly.
NATO selected Maven for its Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in March 2025, following a six-month procurement process. The alliance subsequently confirmed that the platform had achieved full technical operational capability in June 2026.
The system is now used within NATO's military command structure, although adoption among individual member countries remains uneven.
Palantir's assurances follow an October 13 accusation from Ukraine that Washington deliberately restricted the performance of Starshield, SpaceX's military satellite communications network, alongside its commercial Starlink service.
The reported disruptions affected equipment used by Ukrainian drones and complicated efforts to intercept incoming attacks. Questions remain over who authorized the restrictions, with conflicting accounts emerging from American officials.
Two US officials and a Western official reportedly attributed the decision to the White House, while a senior US official challenged that account and denied that President Donald Trump had requested the restrictions.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk maintained that responsibility for Starshield access rests with American authorities rather than the company itself.
"Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," Musk said.
Trump also disputed suggestions that either he or Musk had directed the disruption, saying he did not know who was responsible.
The uncertainty has intensified concerns among European officials about whether critical military systems supplied by American companies could become vulnerable to decisions made in Washington.
Mosley acknowledged the seriousness of the situation while distinguishing Palantir's software from the satellite communications services involved.
"What we have seen in the news over the past few days around Starlink is extremely concerning," he said.
Palantir maintains that its customers retain operational authority over Maven regardless of the company's involvement in deployment or support. Mosley said the same arrangement already applies to numerous military and commercial organizations using Palantir technology.
However, some NATO members have remained reluctant to integrate Maven into their national defense systems.
Germany and France have declined to adopt the platform for their own armed forces, citing concerns about dependence on an American technology provider and the involvement of private contractors in sensitive military operations.
In April, German Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, who leads the country's military cyber command, rejected the use of Palantir software for the time being. His objections included the possibility of external company personnel gaining access to sensitive national military information.
"Allowing industry personnel access to national German datasets is out of the question," Daum said.
France has pursued domestic alternatives, developing its own military data platform called Arcadia. The country is also transitioning its domestic intelligence agency away from Palantir technology toward ChapsVision, a French software provider.
These decisions reflect a distinction between technical control of military software and broader dependence on foreign suppliers. While Palantir says customers can independently operate Maven, European governments must also consider how much authority outside companies could retain over the technology supporting sensitive defense operations.
For NATO, Maven remains an operational AI platform intended to improve military intelligence processing and decision-making. Palantir's latest statements address concerns about remote shutdown capabilities, but they do not resolve the wider debate among European allies over reliance on American defense technology.
This analysis is based on reporting from EuroNews.
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