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945 Pentagon Says It Used xAI’s Grok in Iran War as DoJ Fights Data Center Lawsuit

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Theo Wayt @ The Information · 06/16/2026 10:26 EDT

The U.S. military used xAI’s Grok to help plan its bombing missions against Iran earlier this year, according to a court filing from a Pentagon official. A Grok model is deployed as part of Maven Smart Systems, a government AI service, to support “vital national security missions” including ...

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