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Pentagon Drops Anthropic, Chooses Google, OpenAI, SpaceX for Battlefield AI

6/1/2026

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The Pentagon called Anthropic a supply-chain risk and ended its $200 million contract, leading Anthropic to sue.
Adm. Frank Bradley warned at a Tampa conference that AI must be controlled.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told SpaceX Pentagon will reject AI models unusable for warfare.
The Pentagon will source battlefield AI from Google, OpenAI and SpaceX.
Special Operations officials said AI will handle admin tasks, reducing cognitive workload while preserving operator judgment.

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The Pentagon called Anthropic a supply-chain risk and ended its $200 million contract, leading Anthropic to sue.
Adm. Frank Bradley warned at a Tampa conference that AI must be controlled.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told SpaceX Pentagon will reject AI models unusable for warfare.
The Pentagon will source battlefield AI from Google, OpenAI and SpaceX.
Special Operations officials said AI will handle admin tasks, reducing cognitive workload while preserving operator judgment.