The Department of War is reviewing its partnership with AI company Anthropic, instead weighing it as a “supply chain list.” According to a report from Axios, the Claude AI tool is the only model used in the military’s classified systems. The report indicates that the AI’s terms of use with the military are being revisited, with the company seeking assurances that its tools are not used for mass surveillance or to create certain weapons.
“The Department of War’s relationship with Anthropic is being reviewed. Our nation requires that our partners be willing to help our warfighters win in any fight,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told the outlet. “Ultimately, this is about our troops and the safety of the American people.”
“That’s why we were the first frontier AI company to put our models on classified networks and the first to provide customized models for national security customers. Claude is used for a wide variety of intelligence-related use cases across the government, including the DoW, in line with our Usage Policy,” a spokesperson for the AI company said in a statement to The Hill.
“We are having productive conversations, in good faith, with DoW on how to continue that work and get these complex issues right,” the spokesperson added to the outlet.
Anthropic announced the Pentagon contract in July. “As part of the agreement, Anthropic will prototype frontier AI capabilities that advance U.S. national security,” the company said at the time.
“This award opens a new chapter in Anthropic’s commitment to supporting U.S. national security, which is where our earliest federal deployments began more than a year ago,” Anthropic’s Head of Public Sector Thiyagu Ramasamy said last yearhttps://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/colorado-democrats-introduce-bill-fully-decriminalize-prostitution-could/
. “We look forward to deepening our collaboration across the Department to solve critical mission challenges through our technical expertise, products like our Claude Gov models and accredited Claude for Enterprise offerings, and leadership in safe and responsible AI.”
