The US Pentagon has signed classified AI agreements with Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, and Reflection AI for expanded use of advanced artificial intelligence on classified military networks. This follows similar agreements with SpaceX, OpenAI, and Google, which also signed its own classified AI deal earlier this week. The agreements replace the safety restrictions Anthropic imposed on its technology, which led to its ejection from Pentagon supply lines. The agreement allows for “lawful operational use” to cover targeting assistance, intelligence synthesis, and operational planning on secret and top-secret networks without specific prohibitions Anthropic sought. The new agreements give the Pentagon wide leeway to potentially use advanced AI technologies for secret combat operations, including to assist with targeting.