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[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Where do you get the impression they've won the contract? They have another sole source contract with the FAA, but for SMART are still one of three in the running unless there is some source out there I'm missing.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

From the article:

Palantir then released a statement to investors confirming the company was contracted by the FAA to “provide a data analytics tool that will help advance the agency’s modernization objectives for aviation safety.”

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 31 minutes ago

Those are two separate things, though I can see the confusion. This might help: https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/palantir-faa-win-manifesto-reframe-200302412.html