Palantir's tool cuts US submarine planning from 160 hours to 10 mins

The U.S. Navy is investing $448 million to develop the Shipbuilding Operating System (Ship OS), a new digital platform designed to modernize American shipyards by integrating artificial intelligence and automation into maritime production. Announced by Secretary of the Navy John Phelan and supported by Palantir Technologies, which provides the software foundation, Ship OS aims to unify data from various enterprise and production systems to improve scheduling, identify bottlenecks, and provide early warnings on risks. Early pilot projects have demonstrated dramatic efficiency gains, such as reducing submarine schedule planning at General Dynamics Electric Boat from 160 manual hours to under 10 minutes, and cutting material review times at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard from weeks to less than an hour. Initially focused on the submarine industrial base to address delays and material shortages in Columbia- and Virginia-class submarine production, Ship OS is planned to expand systematically to other shipbuilding programs, including next-generation destroyers and amphibious ships. The Navy views the initiative as a long-term industrial reform