Pentagon Takes Anthropic Blacklist Fight to Appeals Court — May 29, 2026

Anthropic’s Pentagon fight escalated as the Defense Department appealed an order blocking its “supply chain risk” label, keeping the dispute over Claude’s military-use limits, procurement access, and national-security authority alive. In this episode: Top stories: 1. Pentagon appealing order to remove Anthropic 'supply chain risk' label | InsideDefense.com — Inside Defense https://insidedefense.com/insider/pentagon-appealing-order-remove-anthropic-supply-chain-risk-label 2. Trump administration defends Anthropic blacklisting in US court | Science and Technology News | Al Jazeera — Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/3/18/trump-administration-defends-anthropic-blacklisting-in-us-court 3. [PDF] Anthropic Designated a “Supply Chain Risk”: What Contractors Must ... — Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP https://www.willkie.com/publications/2026/03/anthropic-designated-a-supply-chain-risk-what-contractors-must-know 4. Pentagon CTO says it’s 'not democratic' for Anthropic to limit military use of Claude AI - Breaking Defense — Breaking Defense https://breakingdefense.com/2026/02/pentagon-cto-says-its-not-democratic-for-anthropic-to-limit-military-use-of-claude-ai 5. Pentagon’s AI contracts spur autonomous weapons, surveillance debate — Anadolu Agency https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/pentagon-s-ai-contracts-spur-autonomous-weapons-surveillance-debate/3846813 Follow and rate Anthropic Pentagon Watch on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Feedback? Email [email protected]