DEFONEOS vs Palantir vs Anduril vs Helsing vs Shield AI across 25 capabilities.
| Capability | DEFONEOS | Palantir | Anduril | Helsing | Shield AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | ✅ Apache 2.0 | ❌ Closed | ❌ Closed | ❌ Closed | ❌ Closed |
| UK Sovereign | ✅ UK (16939677) | ❌ US | ❌ US | 🇪🇺 EU | ❌ US |
| Land Domain | ✅ 8 systems | Data only | ✅ Lattice | Limited | Limited |
| Sea Domain | ✅ 8 systems | Data only | Dive-LD | ❌ | ❌ |
| Air Domain | ✅ 8 systems | Data only | Fury | Targeting | Hivemind |
| Space Domain | ✅ 8 systems | Partners | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Cyber Domain | ✅ 12 systems | Limited | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| EW / Spectrum | ✅ 8 systems | ❌ | Partners | ❌ | ❌ |
| Cognitive / PSYOPS | ✅ 7 systems | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Biological / CBRN | ✅ 6 systems | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Total Domains | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Cryptographic Audit | ✅ Ed25519 SIGIL | Centralized | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| BFT Governance | ✅ 33-node | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Intuition Layer | ✅ 14 models | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Swarm Agents | ✅ 4 types | ❌ | Basic | ❌ | ❌ |
| 5D Simulation | ✅ SOV SPACE | ❌ | Basic | ❌ | ❌ |
| Three Hats (W+B+G) | ✅ Only one | White only | Grey only | Grey only | Grey only |
| Entry Price | £50K/yr | $50M+/yr | $5M+/yr | €2M+/yr | Quote-based |
| EU AI Act Compliance | ✅ Built-in | ❌ | ❌ | Partial | ❌ |
| JSP 936 Compliance | ✅ Built-in | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Open Ontology | ✅ RDF/OWL | Proprietary | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Offline / Air-gapped | ✅ D3 capable | ❌ | Partial | ❌ | Partial |
| Post-Quantum Crypto | ✅ ML-KEM-768 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Community Version | ✅ Free | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
DEFONEOS wins on 24/25 capabilities. The only loss: Palantir has more field-deployed experience (but they've had 20 years and $50B+ in funding).