# Pentagon announces new agreements with major artificial intelligence companies.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-01 · International Business Times*

## Key points

- The Pentagon will integrate AI from major companies into classified Impact Level 6 and 7 networks.
- Anthropic is excluded due to concerns over domestic surveillance and autonomous weapon use of its AI.
- The Pentagon now brings new AI vendors into top-secret networks in under three months instead of 18.
- Anthropic has been labeled a supply-chain risk, resulting in an ongoing lawsuit with the Pentagon.
- The Defense Department's strategy is to avoid AI vendor lock and maintain architecture flexibility.

**Companies:** SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Oracle, Reflection AI
**Countries:** United States

[Read the full story on International Business Times](https://www.ibtimes.com/pentagon-excludes-anthropic-deal-openai-google-spacex-others-classified-ai-work-3802270)

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