France will field-test its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered battlefield command system, Arcadia, during a major NATO exercise in Poland this month, pitching it as an alternative to the US-built Maven platform.
French Army Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Patrick Justel called Arcadia “our response to Maven,” underscoring growing concerns in Europe over reliance on non-European defense tech.
NATO began using Maven in 2025 after its development under a Pentagon-led program aimed at streamlining large-scale data for real-time battlefield insights.
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