Defense contractors, like Lockheed, seen removing Anthropic's AI after Trump ban


Lockheed Martin logo is seen in this illustration taken July 26, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - U.S. defense ⁠contractors, like Lockheed Martin, are expected to follow the Pentagon's order to purge Anthropic's prized AI tools from their supply chains, government contracting and technology attorneys said, even though the Trump ⁠administration's ban on their use may fail in court.

The expected exodus from Anthropic was a sign of how quickly firms adjust to the Trump administration's preferences, as they seek to ‌win pieces of its trillion-dollar annual budget, government attorneys said.

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