Pentagon launches Musk’s Grok for military use

Published August 31, 2026 1:12pm ET | Updated August 31, 2026 1:12pm ET



The War Department launched Grok, SpaceXAI founder Elon Musk’s chatbot, for military use more than a year after signing a contract with Starshield AI.

Starshield AI’s Grok for Government is Musk’s flagship attempt to assist the U.S. government with its adoption of artificial intelligence. A press release from the Pentagon said the initiative would expand “the suite of frontier AI capabilities on GenAI.mil, the Department’s premier generative AI platform.” The AI is “engineered for secure, consistent enterprise use” and accredited for Controlled Unclassified Information at Impact Level 5.

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