You dont cook a Thanksgiving turkey in the microwave: Pentagon confirms Department of Defense will use Google Gemini for classified projects US military to expand AI vendors as overreliance on one vendor is never a good thing

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Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:07:04 +0000

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Google's Gemini joins OpenAI's ChatGPT as AI models being leveraged by the Department of Defense for warfighting capabilities.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Pentagon confirms it is expanding the use of Google Gemini Gemini will be used for classified
projects as part of the deal Over 700 Google employees have signed an open letter opposing the deal Pentagon AI chief Cameron Stanley has confirmed the Department of Defense (DoD) has secured the use of Google s Gemini AI model.

Gemini will be used for classified projects, CNBC reports , citing a source familiar with the matter. Google employees recently called on CEO Sundar Pichai to reject any use of Gemini for classified purposes. The DoD has also recently expanded its AI capabilities to include offerings from OpenAI, with Stanley commenting, Overreliance on one vendor is never a good thing. Were seeing that, especially in software. Article continues below You may like Google Pentagon deal shapes AI in war around 'any lawful government purpose' Open letter signed by hundreds of Google employees requests CEO reject US military AI use Gemini Enterprise wants to be the one-stop shop for all your agentic affairs Pentagon to use Gemini for classified projects Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth designated Anthropic as a supply chain risk after the company refused to allow its Claude model to be used for mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons in its contract with the Pentagon.

The Pentagon then cancelled its $200 million contract with Anthropic, and the company's technology was banned from use by government contractors working on behalf of the US military. Anthropic is now engaged in a legal battle with
the Pentagon over the designation.

In order to fill the gap left by Anthropic, the DoD has been working to
secure the use of new AI tools from OpenAI and Google, alongside numerous other technology suppliers.

A Google spokesperson told CNBC, We support government agencies across both classified and non-classified projects, applying our expertise to areas like logistics, cybersecurity, diplomatic translation, fleet maintenance, and the defense of critical infrastructure. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our
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The Pentagon is looking to leverage AI tools to maintain US hegemony on the global stage. I have a personal quote that I usually say in these moments,
you dont cook a Thanksgiving turkey in the microwave, Stanley said. You need to have the right technology for the right use case to achieve the right outcome. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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