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Pentagon Awards $200 Million AI Contracts to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and xAI

These partnerships follow federal directives to accelerate advanced AI adoption across defense operations.

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Overview

  • The DoD awarded contracts of up to $200 million each to OpenAI, Google, Anthropic and xAI to develop advanced AI capabilities across defense domains.
  • The contracts will enable the development of agentic AI workflows for warfighting, intelligence and enterprise missions at the department.
  • xAI launched its Grok for Government suite, making its Grok 4 model available to federal, state and national security agencies.
  • These awards extend earlier programs such as the AI Rapid Capabilities Cell pilots, secure digital sandboxes and the OpenAI for Government initiative.
  • DoD Chief Digital and AI Officer Doug Matty said the adoption of AI is transforming support for warfighters and sustaining strategic edge over adversaries.