AI Giants Sign Military Contracts with the Pentagon
Obtained documents reveal that leading artificial intelligence companies have made multi-million dollar agreements with the US Department of Defense to develop military advantage and intelligence.
Declassified documents uncovered under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that major AI giants such as Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, and xAI have signed contracts worth up to millions with the US Department of Defense and are developing military AI prototypes.
The Process of Document Discovery
Hundreds of pages of documents obtained as a result of a lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act shed light on the relations between major tech companies and the armed forces.
Agreements Made with the Department of Defense
The contracts, signed in July 2025 and subsequently expanded with addendums, project the development of AI prototypes with budgets reaching up to $200 million for each company.
Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Military Field
It is stated that these developed prototypes are used to increase military advantage, accelerate decision-making processes, optimize logistics operations, and strengthen intelligence activities.
AI Deployments on Classified Networks
The contract files include details regarding the integration of the companies' technologies into the US Department of Defense's classified networks and OpenAI's role in this matter.