The United States Department of Defense awarded a $200 million contract to OpenAI to provide artificial intelligence tools focused on strengthening national security, the Pentagon announced on Monday.

The Donald Trump administration has significantly increased the number of budget items for the Pentagon, as part of its strategy to strengthen the country's security and its warfighting response.

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT and AI models such as GPT 4o and OpenAI o1, will develop “cutting-edge” AI prototypes to address critical national security challenges, “both in the warfighting and business spheres,” the Pentagon stated.

The Department of Defense specified that the contract is with OpenAI Public Sector LLC and that the work will focus primarily on the US capital, according to information cited by CNBC.

The announcement comes after OpenAI announced last year a strategic alliance with Anduril Industries to develop and deploy advanced artificial intelligence solutions for national security missions.

Open AI co-founder Sam Altman has supported President Donald Trump since his campaign. Last January, he joined the Republican president in announcing a $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence-related infrastructure.

Last March, the Pentagon signed a contract with ScaleIA to develop 'Thunderforge,' an initiative "to integrate AI into operational military planning," which would speed up decision-making and respond to the various threats that exist in conflicts.