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The Pentagon (Department of War)
The US military establishment, named in our sources as the Pentagon, the Department of Defense and, under the current administration, the Department of War.
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In Wireframe's reporting the Pentagon shows up mostly as a buyer that sets the terms AI companies sell on. In February 2026 Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic a national-security "supply chain risk" after the company refused to drop two limits from its contract: no fully autonomous weapons making final targeting decisions, and no mass domestic surveillance. A federal judge in California, Rita Lin, ruled against the Pentagon on August 27.
An OpenAI contract document released through a FOIA lawsuit defines the models the department wanted as having "minimal refusal rates." A Justice Department lawyer representing the Pentagon first confirmed it was the signed version, then withdrew that.
The money points the same way. The FY2027 request asks for nearly $54 billion for the Defense Autonomous Warfare Group, against $225.9 million in fiscal 2026.
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Receipts timeline · 5
- OpenAI Pentagon Contract Defines 'Mission Models' by Minimal Refusal Rates [Source]
- Pentagon's drone strategy calls for putting $54 billion DAWG in the fight [Source]
- From Predator to Prey: How America's stolen drone technology is now the reason America is losing the drone race [Source]
- The Open Skies Doctrine: Drones are mapping our nuclear arsenal. Our counter-drone laser shoots party balloons. [Source]
- Punished for the Terms It Wouldn't Drop — Trump orders agencies off Anthropic; Hegseth designates it a supply chain risk [Source]
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