Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command system HexaForce
French defense firm Thales is in "quite advanced" discussions with several NATO countries to deploy its new AI-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce. The system was tested during NATO's CWIX exercise in Poland in June 2026 and is designed as a multi-domain C2 overlay integrating with legacy systems. HexaForce features open architecture, agentic AI, and a distributed mesh capability, aiming to enable planning of 1,000 target missions per day. Thales emphasizes human operators retain final decision authority.
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Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software HexaForce
French defense firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries regarding the adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to Patrick Moreau, the company's vice president for multi-domain operations. Thales unveiled HexaForce after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is designed as a multi-domain C2 'overlay' that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to select their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, a fully distributed mesh capability, and includes both large language model and agentic AI components for tasks like mission planning and targeting. Moreau stated the system can propose courses of action for threats identified at the strategic level, but emphasized that human operators retain final decision-making authority with 'no automated action.' While developed with French Army input, Thales positions HexaForce as a NATO-wide solution. The system aims to enable planning of 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase over current capabilities.
Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software
French defense firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries regarding its new AI-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to company vice president Patrick Moreau. Thales unveiled HexaForce after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is designed as a multi-domain C2 'overlay' that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to choose their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, includes agentic AI for targeting mission preparation, and uses a fully distributed mesh architecture. Moreau stated the system can plan 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase. While developed with input from the French Army, Thales positions HexaForce as a NATO-wide solution. The system is already operational with armed forces, with the first version taking nine months from design to delivery. Moreau emphasized that human operators retain final decision-making authority, with no automated actions.
Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software HexaForce
French defense firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries to deploy its new AI-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to Patrick Moreau, the company's vice president for multi-domain operations. Thales unveiled HexaForce after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is designed as a multi-domain C2 overlay that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to choose their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, agentic AI for targeting mission preparation, and a fully distributed mesh architecture. Moreau stated the system can plan 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase. While developed with the French Army, Thales positions HexaForce as a NATO-wide solution. The executive emphasized that human operators retain final decision authority, with no automated actions. The system is already in the hands of armed forces, with the first version taking nine months from design to delivery.
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Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software HexaForce
French defense firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries regarding its new AI-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to company vice president Patrick Moreau. Thales unveiled HexaForce after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is designed as a multi-domain C2 'overlay' that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to choose their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, a fully distributed mesh capability, and includes both large language model and agentic AI components. The system aims to enable planning of 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase. Moreau emphasized that while developed with French Army input, HexaForce is designed as a NATO solution. He noted that human operators retain final decision authority, with no automated actions. The system can incorporate data from tactical systems, commercial ship tracking, and cyber threat feeds.
Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software HexaForce
French defense-technology firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries regarding the adoption of its artificial intelligence-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to Patrick Moreau, the company's vice president for multi-domain operations. Thales announced HexaForce's availability after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is positioned as a multi-domain C2 'overlay' that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to choose their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, a fully distributed mesh capability, and includes both large language model and agentic AI components for tasks like mission planning and targeting. Moreau stated the system aims to enable planning of 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase. He emphasized that while HexaForce can propose courses of action, the operator retains final decision authority with no automated actions. The system was developed with input from the French Army but is designed as a NATO solution.
Thales in advanced talks with NATO countries on AI-powered command software
French defense firm Thales is in 'quite advanced' discussions with several NATO countries regarding its new AI-powered command-and-control system, HexaForce, according to Patrick Moreau, the company's vice president for multi-domain operations. Thales unveiled HexaForce after testing it during NATO's Coalition Warrior Interoperability Exercise (CWIX) in Poland in June 2026. The system is designed as a multi-domain C2 'overlay' that integrates with legacy and national systems from strategic to tactical levels, allowing users to choose their own AI models to avoid vendor lock-in. HexaForce features an open architecture built around NATO standards, includes agentic AI for targeting mission preparation, and uses a fully distributed mesh architecture. Moreau stated the system can plan 1,000 target missions per day, a tenfold increase. While developed with the French Army, Thales positions HexaForce as a NATO-wide solution. The executive emphasized that human operators retain control over final decisions, with no automated actions. The system is already in the hands of armed forces, with the first version taking nine months from design to delivery.