PARIS — France will test its artificial intelligence-powered battlefield command system with allies during a NATO interoperability exercise this month, as an alternative to the Maven Smart System developed by Palantir Technologies, said Gen. Patrick Justel, deputy chief of the French Army staff. The French have been developing the system with local companies including Mistral AI , Safran.AI , Thales and Airbus , Justel said in a media briefing on Thursday. The French Army has already tested the