Pentagon Signs AI Deals with Seven Major Tech Companies for Classified Networks
The agreements expand access to advanced AI tools for more than 1.3 million personnel and aim to reduce vendor dependence after a dispute with Anthropic.
- On Friday, the U.S. Department of Defense announced agreements with eight technology firms—Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Amazon Web Services, Reflection, and Oracle—to integrate their AI into Impact Level 6 and 7 classified networks for "lawful operational use."
- These deals explicitly exclude Anthropic, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated a "supply chain risk" in March after the firm refused to grant unrestricted access to its Claude AI for surveillance and autonomous weapons systems.
- GenAI.mil has supported more than 1.3 million Defense Department personnel over five months, streamlining data synthesis and decision-making; integrating these platforms aims to avoid "vendor lock" and expand secure AI architecture.
- While Anthropic remains embroiled in litigation against the administration, President Donald Trump suggested last week the firm is "shaping up," fueling speculation that a future Pentagon agreement remains possible.
- Defense officials aim to transform the military into an "AI-first warfighting force," with these agreements intended to elevate situational understanding and maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare in complex operational environments.
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Pentagon partners with seven AI firms
The Pentagon says it has reached agreements with eight AI companies to use their technology in classified defence settings. The military will have access to resources provided by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Oracle, OpenAI, SpaceX, and the startup Reflection. Absent from the list is Anthropic, following its public dispute and legal battle with the Trump administration over AI ethics. Peter O’Brien looks at how these developments came about.
Government excludes competitor Anthropic
The Pentagon announced Friday that it has reached agreements with seven technology companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the armed forces to leverage AI-powered capabilities to aid in warfare.
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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Friday it reached agreements with seven companies to deploy their advanced capabilities on the Defense Department's classified networks as it seeks to broaden the range of artificial intelligence providers working across the military.
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Anthropic, which the US Department of War designated a “supply-chain risk” earlier this year, was not part of the agreement The Pentagon has said that it has reached deals with major artificial intelligence firms to integrate their advanced AI capabilities into the agency’s classified networks. The US Department of War has been actively negotiating with...
Pentagon inks AI deals with Google, Microsoft, AWS, Nvidia, OpenAI, SpaceX for classified systems
The Pentagon said Friday that it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks, allowing the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.Google, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Nvidia, OpenAI, Reflection and SpaceX will provide their resources to help “augment warfighter decision-making in complex operational environments,” the Defence Department said.N…
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