Anthropic's appeal fails, the Pentagon's "supply chain risk" label remains unchanged

DeepFlowTech · 2026-04-09T06:18:36+00:00

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld the Department of Defense’s finding that AI company Anthropic posed a “national security supply chain risk,” rejected its emergency application, and left Pentagon contractors unable to use the Claude model. The incident stems from a breach of its contract with the government. Trump ordered that Anthropic’s products be discontinued, and the case is now proceeding in parallel in courts in two jurisdictions.

DeepFlowTech

2026-04-09 06:18:36

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Deep Tide TechFlow news, April 9, according to CoinTelegraph, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected an emergency request by AI company Anthropic, maintaining the Department of Defense’s finding of “national security supply chain risk.” The three judges said that the government’s interest in regulating AI technology during a military conflict outweighed the financial and reputational losses Anthropic could suffer. This label had never previously applied to U.S.-based companies, and it will prevent Pentagon contractors from using Anthropic’s Claude models.

The dispute began with a contract signed between the two sides in July 2025; negotiations broke down in February 2026. The government demanded that Anthropic allow Claude to be used for military purposes without restrictions, while Anthropic insisted on opposing its use in lethal autonomous weapons and domestic mass surveillance. Trump later ordered federal agencies to fully discontinue Anthropic products, and Anthropic filed a lawsuit in March. The case is currently being pursued in parallel along two legal tracks: in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, and in the District of Columbia.

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