Pentagon signs classified AI deals with 8 companies Anthropic excluded after safety dispute
Pentagon AI Deals 2026: Quick Answer Pentagon AI deals 2026: On May 1, 2026, the Pentagon signed classified AI deployment agreements with eight companies, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, SpaceX, Oracle, and startup Reflection AI. Notably absent: Anthropic, which is locked in a pair of federal lawsuits with the Defense Department after refusing to grant…