# OpenAI signs $200M defense contract with Department of War in Feb 2026 - Date: 2026-04-05 - Category: Artificial Intelligence OpenAI signed a $200M Pentagon deal hours after Anthropic got banned. The wiring was not accidental: 14 months earlier, OpenAI began its pivot by removing a military ban and hiring ex-NSA director Gen. Paul Nakasone to its board. ---