US Navy Turns to Palantir in Push to Speed Shipbuilding (2)

The US Navy is turning to Palantir Technologies Inc. as part of its years-long effort to speed up submarine production, in a bet that the company’s analytics capabilities can better expose supply-chain problems.

Palantir will supply its Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform in an initiative that’s been dubbed ShipOS, the company and the Navy said in a statement on Tuesday. The total investment was valued at $448 million, according to a Navy statement.

The Navy is hoping Palantir’s services will help speed up production of its Virginia and Columbia Class submarines, two programs that have been beset by cost overruns ...