OpenAI Wins $200M Pentagon Frontier AI Contract
IntroductionOn June 16, OpenAI secured a $200 million Pentagon AI contract to build frontier AI tools for defense and national security, with delivery expected by July 2026 BackgroundThis marks OpenAI’s first major defense award since revising its policy to allow government partnerships. It also aligns with the roll-out of its “OpenAI for Government” initiative. Contract…