Aug 8 (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies ( PLTR ) said on

Thursday it will offer its products, including the Artificial

Intelligence Platform (AIP) on Microsoft's ( MSFT ) cloud platforms,

which cater to the U.S. government and federal agencies such as

the Department of Defense.

The data analytics company will deploy its products,

including the "Gotham" software - which assists in locating

targets on battlefields - on Microsoft's ( MSFT ) Azure Government and

Azure Government Secret cloud platforms.

Palantir ( PLTR ) will "be the first industry partner to deploy

Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service in classified environments," CTO

Shyam Sankar said in a statement.

The Azure OpenAI service gives customers access to the

Microsoft ( MSFT )-backed AI startup's language models, such as GPT-4.

Palantir's ( PLTR ) AIP, which helps test and debug code and evaluate

AI-related scenarios, can be used across defense and

intelligence verticals, the company said.

However, the availability of these services is subject to

authorization and accreditation by government agencies.

Co-founded by billionaire Peter Thiel, a significant portion

of Palantir's ( PLTR ) revenue comes from government clients, with the

U.S. government accounting for more than 40% of Palantir's ( PLTR ) total

revenue in the June quarter.

The company's early financial backers included CIA's venture

arm, In-Q-Tel.

Palantir ( PLTR ) and Microsoft ( MSFT ) will run bootcamps to promote

their new services for defense and intelligence communities.