US EditionPentagon Signs AI Deals with Seven Major Tech Companies for Classified Networks
The agreements will put frontier models on secure military networks and support tasks that officials say now take months in days.
- 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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