US Pentagon Partners with Leading AI Firms for Military Applications

Thu, 07 May 2026 03:13:00 +0200

The Pentagon has formalized agreements with major AI companies, including SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, and Reflection, to integrate advanced artificial intelligence into classified military networks. These initiatives aim to enhance data processing, situational awareness, and decision-making capabilities for the US armed forces. The department's official AI platform, GenAI.mil, has already been utilized by over 1.3 million personnel in the past five months, enabling rapid execution of complex tasks that previously took months. In a separate development, the US Navy awarded a $100 million contract to Domino Data Lab to improve mine detection in the Strait of Hormuz through AI-driven underwater drones. Notably, Anthropic was excluded from these deals after refusing Pentagon requests to relax safety measures, prompting the Department of War to label the company a 'supply-chain risk.' This label, usually reserved for foreign adversaries, has effec