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TITAN

TITAN is the US Army's mobile, AI-enabled intelligence and targeting ground station, built to fuse data from distributed sensors and accelerate target nomination for long-range fires.

The Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node is a US Army mobile ground station that combines vehicles, shelters and software to fuse sensor data into human-reviewed target recommendations for long-range fires.

Overview

TITAN is a deployable intelligence-processing and targeting system designed to reduce the time between detecting a potential target and presenting it to a commander or firing unit. It ingests geospatial and signals intelligence from sources that can include ground sensors, uncrewed aircraft, crewed aircraft and satellites, then applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to filter the collected data and nominate targets.

The system is more than an application: each TITAN node combines a vehicle-mounted shelter, computing and operator equipment, environmental and power subsystems, and Palantir-led analytical software. The Army moved TITAN into initial production through delivery orders dated 31 August 2026 and announced 1 September, totaling $192 million: $127 million to Palantir and $65 million to Anduril.

An analyst approves target nominations passed to fires, Army product manager Maj. Dell Barnes told DefenseScoop.

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