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Pentagon Signs Classified AI Deals with Seven Companies Following Anthropic Spat
Pentagon just locked in seven AI companies for classified networks. Anthropic wasn't one of them.
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Why it matters
Major government contracts signal which AI vendors Washington trusts for national security—and Anthropic's exclusion after its policy stance reveals deepening divides between defense priorities and AI ethics positioning.
The key facts
5 to knowPentagon signed classified network deals with 7 AI companies
Vendors: xAI, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Microsoft, AWS, Reflection
Anthropic excluded following prior policy disagreement
Contracts involve classified government AI deployment
Deal announced May 1, 2026
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Publisher excerpt: The U.S. Department of Defense has signed deals with seven AI companies to use their technology on classified networks, the agency said Friday. The AI providers include SpaceX’s xAI, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and the AI startup Reflection, the Pentagon said. Those ...