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WASHINGTON -- Reuters reported that the U.S. Pentagon is at odds with artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic over safeguards on the deployment of the company's military technology.

Anthropic reportedly voiced concerns about a lack of safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance.

The U.S. Department of Defense and Anthropic are reportedly at a standstill, following the signing of a $200 million contract last July for AI development in "warfighting and enterprise domains."

Among the reported concerns voiced by Anthropic representatives to government officials is that the company's tools could be used to assist weapons targeting without sufficient human oversight.

Source: Reuters
Associated URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/pentagon-clashes-with-anthropic-over-military-ai-use-2026-01-29/

Source: U.S. Navy

LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED NAVY MAGNETIC ANOMALY DETECTION SYSTEM CONTRACT

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Source: U.S. Navy

WASHINGTON - Lockheed Martin Rotary and Missions Systems, Owego, New York, is awarded a $18.7 million modification (P00003) to a firm-fixed-price order (N0001924F1883) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001923G0002). This modification exercises options to procure 24 digital magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) kits and associated hardware for the Navy as well as provide associated program management support.

Work will be performed in Owego, New York and is expected to be completed in April 2027. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Source: U.S. Navy
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

Source: RTX

RAYTHEON AWARDED LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR CONTRACT

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Source: RTX

WASHINGTON - Raytheon, Andover Massachusetts, was awarded a $1 billion modification (P00013) to contract W31P4Q-24-C-0024 for Year Two requirements for Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense (LTAMDS) Sensor production.

Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts, with an estimated completion date of March 31, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

Source: U.S. Army
Associated URL: http://www.defense.gov

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