# GenAI.mil

**Type:** Military AI deployment platform  
**Operator:** U.S. Department of Defense  
**Status:** Operational (launched March 2026)  
**Domain:** Military AI infrastructure  

## Overview

GenAI.mil is the Pentagon's AI deployment platform for making commercial AI models available to Department of Defense personnel. Launched in March 2026, it represents the Pentagon's systematic approach to military AI adoption with tiered access based on classification levels.

## Timeline

- **March 2026** — Platform launches with Google's Gemini as first model on UNCLASSIFIED tier
- **April 2026** — Negotiations underway for CLASSIFIED tier deployment

## Architecture

**Current deployment:**
- UNCLASSIFIED networks: Google Gemini (operational)
- CLASSIFIED networks: Under negotiation (Google Gemini, others TBD)

**Contract structure:**
- Standard 'any lawful use' terms required by Pentagon
- Tiered access based on security classification
- Hardware deployment within classified environments (GPUs, TPUs)

## Significance

GenAI.mil embeds the Pentagon's 'any lawful use' contract template as platform architecture, making it the standard requirement for any AI lab seeking military deployment. The platform's launch in March 2026, between the OpenAI deal (February) and ongoing Google negotiations (April), confirms systematic rather than ad-hoc application of these contract terms.

## Sources

- The Defense Post, April 20, 2026
- The Information, April 16, 2026