Experts raise questions and concerns about Pentagon’s threat to blacklist Anthropic amid AI spat
Some warned that such a move would mark an extreme response from the DOD that could have a chilling effect on the broader frontier AI industry.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei looks on during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images) AI -
Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, May 23, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Matos) AI Army boots West Point cadet for extorting woman with AI-generated nude images
Cayden Cork threatened to publicly release deepfakes of the woman if she did not send actual nude photos of herself, according to records obtained by DefenseScoop. He pleaded guilty to the charges on Feb. 10 and was sentenced to be reprimanded, forfeit all pay and dismissed from the Army.
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(iStock/Getty Images) AI DOD wants AI-enabled coding tools for ‘tens of thousands’ of users in its developer workforce
The products would enable AI-driven code generation, optimization, debugging, support and refinement at the edge.
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A YFQ-44A, part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, undergoes an undated captive carry test at a California test location. This test phase uses inert munitions to methodically validate weapons integration, structural performance and safety, ensuring the platform can safely carry external stores. (Courtesy Air Force photo) Emerging Tech Air Force begins adding weapons to CCA drone flight tests
The service recently started flying Anduril’s YFQ-44A prototype with AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles attached to it.
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Screenshot of Lt. Gen. James Adams speaking during an assumption of directorship ceremony at DIA headquarters, Feb. 20, 2026. Tech ‘Rainman’ takes charge of DIA
In his new role as DIA director, Lt. Gen. James Adams will lead a workforce of more than 16,000 personnel tasked with providing intel support to warfighters, planners and policymakers in the DOD and Intelligence Community.
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Maj. Matthew Martinez (right), Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate information management officer, explains how to find a historical vignette using a generative artificial intelligence tool to Lt. Col. Kellan Travis, CADD Tactics Division doctrine author, Feb. 17, 2026, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. (Army photo) AI Army says it’s using AI to help produce doctrine, but acknowledges the technology’s flaws
“You treat it like a resourceful and motivated young officer who might not know all the information, but they can certainly assist you in cutting some corners and being a little more efficient,” said Lt. Col. Scott McMahan, a military doctrine writer, according to the release.
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In this illustration, the Claude AI website is seen on a laptop on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás Maduro. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) AI Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute
His comments come as the Pentagon is locked in a high-stakes dispute with Anthropic about the U.S. military’s use of the startup’s Claude AI model in real-world operations.
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Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua Strang) Emerging Tech Air Force launches program to modernize Air Operations Centers
The Kessel Run software factory wants to award a contract for the Next-Generation Air Operations Center in June 2027.
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(Getty Images) AI Pentagon looking to scale AI-infused enterprise task management platform to more than 150K users
Officials issued a call for solutions for the Joint Enterprise Task Management System (JETMS).
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YFQ-42 aircraft sit on the flightline at a California test location as part of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft flight test campaign. (Courtesy Air Force photo) Emerging Tech Air Force begins testing mission autonomy package for CCA prototypes
General Atomics and Anduril are working with Collins Aerospace and Shield AI, respectively, to integrate mission autonomy software onto their CCA prototypes and conduct semi-autonomous flights.