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Google Also Keeps Anthropic Claude for Non-Defense Products After Pentagon Supply Chain Ban

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Google and Anthropic logos representing Google Cloud's continued support for Claude after the Pentagon supply chain risk designation

Google confirmed on March 6, 2026 that it will continue offering Anthropic's Claude AI to its enterprise and cloud customers, excluding any defense-related work — joining Microsoft in publicly clarifying that the Pentagon's supply chain risk designation does not affect non-defense commercial use. The announcement makes Google the second major hyperscaler to publicly stake out this position within 24 hours, providing critical clarity to enterprises running Claude through Google Cloud Vertex AI and other GCP products. Both Microsoft and Google have significant financial ties to Anthropic, with the two companies together accounting for billions in cloud commitments, giving both strong commercial incentives to maintain Claude availability for their enterprise customers.

Key Takeaways

  • Google will continue offering Anthropic Claude to enterprise and cloud customers excluding defense projects — confirmed March 6, 2026 via CNBC (Jennifer Elias); mirrors Microsoft's statement from the prior day
  • Google Cloud Vertex AI offers Claude via its AI model garden; Google has invested billions in Anthropic alongside Microsoft's $5B investment — both maintain Claude as core enterprise AI offerings
  • Second major cloud hyperscaler in 24 hours to clarify the DoD supply chain risk designation covers only direct defense contracts; enterprises on GCP and Azure can continue using Claude APIs

Original source: CNBC