Pentagon Signs AI Deals with 7 Tech Companies for Classified Networks — SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft, AWS Get IL6/IL7 Access; Anthropic Excluded

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The Department of Defense announced agreements with seven companies to deploy AI on classified Impact Level 6 and 7 networks, with GenAI.mil already used by 1.3 million DOD personnel after five months. Anthropic was excluded after refusing to allow unrestricted military use of Claude, including autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. The deal marks the largest coordinated deployment of commercial AI into classified US military infrastructure.