The US Department of Defense has confirmed that it deployed Grok, the artificial intelligence system developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, during recent military operations against targets in Iran.
A senior defense official stated that the technology was utilized to identify and strike approximately 2,000 sites, marking a notable expansion of commercial AI integration into active combat scenarios.
The admission follows earlier reports from multiple wire services, including PressTV and Channel News Asia, which first broke the story on June 21.
While the Pentagon has not released detailed technical specifications on how Grok was integrated into the targeting workflow, the scale of the operation suggests a systematic reliance on the platform for intelligence processing and target validation.
This development underscores the growing intersection between Silicon Valley technology and US defense strategy.
The use of a commercially available AI model in a high-stakes geopolitical conflict raises questions about data security, algorithmic accountability, and the speed at which private-sector tools are being adopted for military purposes.