Multiple outlets report that the U.S. government states it uses Elon Musk’s xAI “Grok” technology, or derivatives of it, in military strike operations against Iran. The claims appear in U.S. legal and Pentagon-related materials, including court filings and government statements used in connection with other proceedings. One report says U.S. Justice Department materials reference the Iran strikes when responding to an environmental lawsuit involving an xAI data center under development. Another account cites a Pentagon chief digital and AI officer, Cameron Stanley, who provides sworn testimony describing the military’s reliance on Grok-related derivatives and points to what the Pentagon describes as increased operational efficiency enabled by a “Grok Gov Model.”
Several sources also describe the broader context of the U.S. military’s shift to AI-assisted targeting, including acknowledgement of other AI systems being used for war-related purposes. One outlet notes that the U.S. terminated contracts with Anthropic after it reportedly refused to allow its tools to be used for fully automated strikes or mass surveillance of Americans. Another outlet says the AI-assisted targeting program initially used Anthropic’s Claude model, framing Grok as part of the evolving AI toolchain.
