North America / military / reviewed 2026-09-27
US Department of Defense
Military procurement and a documented environmental burden.
CDAO announced frontier-AI awards in July 2025. Brown’s historical emissions estimate and GAO’s PFAS reporting describe separate environmental impacts. These records do not establish that the Pentagon finances most of the entire AI sector.
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2025 AI award
US Department of Defense → Google
$200 million ceiling per award; not obligated or spent funds.
2025-07-14 · contracts with
2025 AI award
US Department of Defense → OpenAI
$200 million ceiling per award; not obligated or spent funds.
2025-07-14 · contracts with
2025 AI award
US Department of Defense → Anthropic
$200 million ceiling per award; not obligated or spent funds.
2025-07-14 · contracts with
2025 AI award
US Department of Defense → xAI
$200 million ceiling per award; not obligated or spent funds.
2025-07-14 · contracts with
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USD 200,000,000
CDAO frontier-AI award ceiling
Up to Ceiling, not expenditure. Do not sum with obligations or investment totals.
2025-07-14 · Award announced July 2025 · documented
Inspect this record and its sources ↗USD 200,000,000
CDAO frontier-AI award ceiling
Up to Ceiling, not expenditure. Do not sum with obligations or investment totals.
2025-07-14 · Award announced July 2025 · documented
Inspect this record and its sources ↗USD 200,000,000
CDAO frontier-AI award ceiling
Up to Ceiling, not expenditure. Do not sum with obligations or investment totals.
2025-07-14 · Award announced July 2025 · documented
Inspect this record and its sources ↗USD 200,000,000
CDAO frontier-AI award ceiling
Up to Ceiling, not expenditure. Do not sum with obligations or investment totals.
2025-07-14 · Award announced July 2025 · documented
Inspect this record and its sources ↗Sources in this record.
- Pentagon fuel use, climate change and the costs of warNeta C. Crawford / Brown / 2019 · Publication date not isolated · source access 2026-09-27
Imported from the checked September 2026 guide; retain historical scope and publication dates.
- Frontier AI awards: four ceilings of $200 millionCDAO / 14 July 2025 · Publication date not isolated · source access 2026-09-27
Imported from the checked September 2026 guide; retain historical scope and publication dates.