# Pentagon signs deals with seven AI companies to run their technology on classified military networks.

*aerospace · news · 2026-05-02 · Times of India*

## Key points

- The Pentagon signed agreements with seven AI companies to deploy AI on classified IL6 and IL7 networks.
- Anthropic was excluded after refusing Pentagon demands for blanket 'any lawful use' deployment of AI models.
- No participating AI company can veto how the Pentagon uses their technology under the new contracts.
- The Pentagon labeled Anthropic a 'supply chain risk,' a designation never previously used for a US tech firm.
- A draft executive action is being considered to allow agencies access to Anthropic's cybersecurity model, Mythos.

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

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