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February 26, 2026
The Pentagon is making moves.
In what appears to be preparations to fully blacklist Anthropic for not budging on their acceptable use policies, the Defense Department has begun reaching out to contractors to assess their exposure to the AI company’s products. Boeing and Lockheed Martin, two of the biggest companies in the defense space, have reportedly been contacted.

TL;DR
- The Pentagon is contacting defense contractors.
- This is seen as preparation to blacklist Anthropic.
- The reason is Anthropic's stance on acceptable use policies.
- Boeing and Lockheed Martin have reportedly been contacted.
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