Anthropic is being phased out of Pentagon systems after a dispute over safeguards tied to domestic surveillance and autonomous weapons. President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using the company’s AI, while OpenAI announced a new agreement to deploy its models in classified networks.
Anthropic has refused Pentagon demands that it remove safety safeguards from its Claude AI model, including for mass surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. CEO Dario Amodei said the company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the request, even as the Pentagon threatens contract removal and designation as a supply chain risk under the Defense Production Act.
A 5-megawatt Ward 250 nuclear reactor was airlifted by a C-17 Globemaster III from March Air Reserve Base to Hill Air Force Base, demonstrating the feasibility of transporting compact nuclear power systems by military aircraft for testing and potential deployment.
The U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin have signed a seven-year framework agreement to raise annual production of PAC-3 MSE interceptors from about 600 to roughly 2,000. The plan depends on Congressional approval and aims to expand industrial capacity.
