Pentagon signs deals with eight AI firms for classified defence projects
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- Category: Technology
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-05-02 10:38 UTC
- Sources: France 24 English
France 24 reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has reached agreements with eight artificial‑intelligence companies—including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Oracle, OpenAI, SpaceX and Reflection—to supply technology for classified defence uses. Anthropic was notably absent after a public dispute with the Trump administration over AI ethics. The article examines how these partnerships developed.