Pentagon Moving to Replace Anthropic Amid AI Feud, Official Says

The Pentagon is actively replacing Anthropic’s AI tools after the Trump administration designated the company a national security supply-chain risk in March 2026. A senior defense official confirmed the shift stems from an ongoing dispute over military safeguards for AI deployment, though specific concerns remain undisclosed. The move signals escalating tensions between the U.S. government and AI developers over control, ethics, and operational restrictions for defense applications. Alternatives are under urgent development, but timelines and replacement providers were not specified, leaving a temporary gap in military AI capabilities. This marks the first major AI vendor blacklisting under revived Trump-era tech policies, setting a precedent for stricter oversight of dual-use AI systems.