Meta-backed Scale AI Awarded $500 Million Contract by U.S. Department of Defense

Odaily Odaily Planet Daily Report: According to foreign media, the U.S. Pentagon has awarded a $500 million contract to Scale AI, a company backed by Meta Platforms (META.O), to assist in processing data and aiding decision-making. This marks the latest move by the U.S. military to further rely on artificial intelligence. The amount of this agreement is five times that of the $100 million contract the company received in September 2025. Dan Tadross, head of Scale AI's public sector business, said in an interview that the Pentagon had "pushed the original contract to its limits." Tadross stated, "I believe this contract overall demonstrates the department's eagerness to adopt this technology." Additionally, the San Francisco-based company is involved in the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) "Thunderforge" program, aimed at integrating AI into military planning and operations, as well as Trump's "Golden Dome" homeland defense architecture.