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Oct 1 2026 Palantir named Armada its inaugural Certified Modular Data Center Partner, pairing Palantir Sovereign AI OS with Armada Galleon modular data centers, the Armada Platform, and the Sovereign AI Grid for customer-owned, U.S./allied-manufactured deployments that can run air-gapped.","status":"private","founded":null,"hq":null,"hqLat":null,"hqLng":null,"hqGeocodedAt":null,"hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"https://www.armada.ai","fundingTotal":null,"type":"brain","roles":["data_center_operator","brain_provider"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":0,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2026/Palantir-and-Armada-Partner-to-Accelerate-Sovereign-AI-Infrastructure/","title":"Palantir and Armada Partner to Accelerate Sovereign AI Infrastructure","sourceName":"Palantir Investor Relations","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://kqcdtv.marketminute.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-1-palantir-and-armada-partner-to-accelerate-sovereign-ai-infrastructure","title":"Palantir and Armada Partner to Accelerate Sovereign AI Infrastructure","sourceName":"Business Wire syndication (KQTV MarketMinute)","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.armada.ai/","title":"Armada (company site)","sourceName":"Armada","publishedAt":"2026-10-01"},{"url":"https://www.armada.ai/blog/armada-microsoft-sovereign-ai-azure-local","date":"2026-03-31","title":"Armada to Deliver Sovereign AI at the Edge with Microsoft Azure Local","sourceName":"Armada"},{"url":"https://www.armada.ai/blog/armada-openai-partner","date":"2025-10-21","title":"Armada and OpenAI to Advance Edge AI for Industry","sourceName":"Armada"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Palantir Certified Modular Data Center Partner (company-stated, Oct 2026)","value":"Company-stated ([company-stated](https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2026/Palantir-and-Armada-Partner-to-Accelerate-Sovereign-AI-Infrastructure/); also [Business Wire syndication](https://kqcdtv.marketminute.com/article/bizwire-2026-10-1-palantir-and-armada-partner-to-accelerate-sovereign-ai-infrastructure); [Armada site](https://www.armada.ai/)): Oct 1 2026 partnership makes Armada Palantir's inaugural Certified Modular Data Center Partner. Stack pairs Armada Galleon modular data centers, Armada Platform (open-source model distillation including NVIDIA Nemotron for fine-tuning/inference on customer-owned infrastructure; can run air-gapped), and Sovereign AI Grid with Palantir Sovereign AI OS. Hardware manufactured in the U.S. and allied nations; deployable on-grid, off-grid, or air-gapped in months instead of years. 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