The Pentagon signed agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and Reflection AI to deploy AI on classified networks (Impact Level 6/7), following prior deals with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI. The diversification strategy aims to prevent vendor lock-in and establish the military as an "AI-first fighting force," occurring amid ongoing litigation with Anthropic over usage guardrails.
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Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks
Pentagon broadens classified AI deployment to Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and Reflection AI to avoid vendor lock-in and establish a defense AI-first force, even as Anthropic litigation threatens guardrails for military AI systems.
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: TechCrunchBY sys://pipeline
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