Pentagon Signs AI Deals With Google, OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon and SpaceX

In brief

• Pentagon signed AI deployment deals with eight firms, including Google, OpenAI, and SpaceX.
• The AI systems will operate on classified networks at the highest security levels.
• The Pentagon's internal AI platform shows rapid early adoption across the department.

The U.S. Department of Defense said Friday it has entered agreements with eight technology firms, certifying SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, Nvidia, Reflection, Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon Web Services to deploy advanced artificial intelligence on classified military networks.

According to the announcement, the systems will run at Impact Level 6 and Impact Level 7, Department of Defense security standards for classified data, with IL6 covering secret-level information and IL7 used for more sensitive intelligence systems designed to handle highly restricted national security data. The AI must operate on tightly controlled infrastructure with strict access controls, network isolation, and clearance requirements.

“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 Pentagon said.

The Pentagon said the agreements build on existing federal investment in these companies, which already hold contracts across cloud computing, data infrastructure, and AI. The announcement did not disclose the value of the contracts. In its 2026 budget request, the Department of Defense said it is seeking a total of $961.6 billion, including $33.7 billion earmarked for science and technology and autonomous systems.

The department said the effort will support its internal platform, GenAI.mil, launched in December with Google Gemini, adding that more than 1.3 million personnel have used it to generate tens of millions of prompts and deploy hundreds of thousands of AI agents in five months. The Pentagon said the system will support data analysis, situational awareness, and decision-making, and is designed to use multiple AI providers rather than rely on a single vendor.

An Amazon Web Services spokesperson said the company plans to expand its support for U.S. military operations as the Pentagon moves forward with AI deployment on classified networks.

"For more than a decade, AWS has been committed to supporting our nation's military and ensuring that our warfighters and defense partners have access to the best technology at the best value,” AWS spokesperson Tim Barrett told . “We look forward to continuing to support the Department of [Defense’s] modernization efforts, building AI solutions that help them accomplish their critical missions."