Nvidia Among Seven Firms Securing Pentagon AI Contracts for IL6 and IL7
NVDA•The U.S. Department of War awarded AI contracts to seven companies including Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, SpaceX-owned xAI, AWS and Reflection AI to deploy frontier AI tools on classified IL6 and IL7 networks. GenAI.mil now serves over 1.3 million personnel under the Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Strategy expanding supplier diversity.
1. Pentagon Awards AI Contracts to Seven Firms
The U.S. Department of War entered agreements with Nvidia, OpenAI, Google, xAI, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and Reflection AI to integrate advanced AI tools into its classified networks.
2. Supporting IL6 and IL7 Environments
These contracts cover IL6 and IL7 security levels, enabling deployment of AI models on highly sensitive warfighting and intelligence systems under the Pentagon’s AI Acceleration Strategy.
3. Growing Adoption of GenAI.mil
The GenAI.mil platform, developed under this initiative, has been adopted by more than 1.3 million military and intelligence personnel, signaling strong internal demand for generative AI capabilities.
4. Diversification and Anthropic Dispute
By awarding contracts to multiple suppliers, the Pentagon aims to reduce reliance on any single vendor, while Anthropic remains excluded due to ongoing disagreements over access terms.
