Rendering of a Planet Dove satellite. Photo: Planet Labs PBC

Planet has signed a new seven-figure contract with NATO to deliver advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across NATO’s strategic areas of interest. Planet called it a “landmark partnership” and noted that it comes at a time of significant global change, and European nations are “rapidly enhancing their defense capabilities to address evolving geopolitical dynamics. Planet announced the deal on June 12. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Planet will provide NATO with a specialized platform solution that leverages its PlanetScope Broad Area Monitoring technology combined with advanced AI and ML analytics to deliver NATO a unique solution for persistent space-based surveillance, enhanced early indicators and warnings, and maritime domain awareness functions.

Planet said this new AI-powered offering combines its own technology with partner capabilities to move from reactive, target-centric surveillance to proactive, broad-area anomaly detection. Planet said the shift augments NATO’s Indications & Warning (I&W) capabilities, increases efficiency, and empowers strategic foresight across NATO’s areas of interest.

“Our partnership with Planet, harnessing their broad area monitoring technology combined with AI and ML analytics, is a significant stride for NATO. It grants us persistent space-based surveillance, bolstering our enhanced early indicators and warnings and strengthening our maritime domain awareness. This swift integration of Planet’s satellite data and insights … is vital for strengthening our global awareness and rapidly addressing complex security challenges at speed,” Admiral Pierre Vandier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, NATO, said in a statement.