10th most read news item of 2025: Archer Aviation, Palantir partner on next-gen aviation

Building the AI foundation to improve aviation systems, accelerate manufacturing.

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Archer Aviation Inc. and Palantir Technologies Inc. are partnering to build the artificial intelligence (AI) foundation for the future of next-gen aviation technologies.

The two companies plan to leverage Palantir Foundry and AIP to accelerate the scaling of Archer’s aircraft manufacturing capabilities at its facilities in Georgia and Silicon Valley, with the intent to advance the development of software solutions to drive innovation across the entire value chain.

This would include developing next-gen software using AI to improve a range of aviation systems, including air traffic control, movement control and route planning, with the goal of improving efficiency, safety, and affordability across the industry.

Archer and Palantir formalized the partnership during a signing ceremony between Palantir co-founder and CEO, Alex Karp, and Archer founder and CEO, Adam Goldstein, at Palantir’s AIPCon.

Read more here about the partnership that ranked this news as #10 for 2025.