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Pentagon reaches agreements with leading AI companies

By Reuters Reuters

Updated May 1, 2026 7:58 AM

FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Carlos Barria REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo Dado Ruvic Reuters

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FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Danielle Villasana/File Photo Danielle Villasana Reuters

WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said on Friday it had reached agreements with seven leading AI companies: SpaceX, OpenAI, Google, NVIDIA, Reflection, Microsoft and Amazon Web Services.

"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 in statement.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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This story was originally published May 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM.

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