Pentagon Forges Partnership With Leading AI Companies

The agreement comes after the government cut ties with AI startup Anthropic earlier this year.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

The Pentagon has entered into an alliance with seven leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies, the Department of War announced on May 1.

“These agreements accelerate the transformation toward establishing the United States military as an AI-first fighting force and will strengthen our warfighters’ ability to maintain decision superiority across all domains of warfare,” the department said in a statement.