Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks

The U.S. Department of Defense has signed AI deployment agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, AWS, and Reflection AI, allowing their AI technologies to operate on classified networks at Impact Level 6 and IL7 security classifications. This follows earlier deals with Google, SpaceX, and OpenAI, and is part of the Pentagon's strategy to diversify AI vendors after a legal dispute with Anthropic over unrestricted use of its models. Over 1.3 million DoD personnel already use GenAI.mil, a secure generative AI platform for non-classified tasks.