Sources & Citations

Defense AI Infrastructure

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DoD strategy & legislation

DoD · NDAA

Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy (January 2026) as the canonical policy framework for DoD AI deployment.

U.S. Department of Defense — Artificial Intelligence Strategy View source

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — Congressional authorization text governing DoD AI procurement.

U.S. Congress — H.R. 2670, NDAA FY2026 View source

NIST · CMMC

NIST Special Publication 800-171 Revision 3 — protecting controlled unclassified information in nonfederal systems.

NIST SP 800-171 Rev 3 View source

Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework governing DoD contractor security posture.

DoD Office of the Chief Information Officer — CMMC View source

DISA · JWCC

Defense Information Systems Agency as the lead authorization authority for DoD computing infrastructure.

Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) View source

Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) as the multi-vendor DoD cloud framework that defense-grade AI infrastructure must interoperate with.

DISA — Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability View source

Breaking Defense

By May 2026, the Department of Defense had cleared eight commercial AI vendors to deploy AI on classified networks.

Breaking Defense — “Pentagon Clears 7 Tech Firms to Deploy Their AI on Its Classified Networks” (May 2026) View source

NVIDIA

NVIDIA’s enterprise AI factory hardware platform (GB200 NVL72) as the silicon baseline for high-density AI compute.

NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 View source

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