# U.S. Defense Department has stopped using Anthropic tools, official says

_Published Monday, October 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM EDT · AI, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

The U.S. Department of Defence has stopped using Anthropic's AI tools, an official told the BBC. Sources told the broadcaster that Claude was still being used as recently as last week, including in military operations against Iran.

## Sources

- [Techmeme](https://www.techmeme.com/261005/p25#a261005p25)

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