Federal Appeals Court Allows Pentagon to Designate Anthropic as a Supply-Chain Risk

The Trump administration previously said the AI company was attempting to dictate military policy.Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logos are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Feb. 26, 2026. AP Photo/Patrick Sison4/8/2026|Updated: 4/9/2026A federal appeals court in Washington on April 8 ruled that, pending a full judicial review, the Department of War may designate Anthropic as a supply-chain risk after the artificial intelligence (AI) company asked the court to block the designation.The ruling appears to conflict with an order by a federal district court in California last month that temporarily halted the designation while litigation plays out.