# Project Maven

Type: program

Source: Space & Defense Intelligence Brief — https://getspacebrief.com/entity/project-maven-program
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## Timeline

- **2026-06-15**: DOJ brief reveals Grok combat use — In a legal filing to block an environmental lawsuit against xAI, the Department of Justice discloses that Grok was used in strikes on Iran, citing sworn testimony from a Pentagon AI chief.
- **2026-02**: U.S. terminates Anthropic contracts — The government ends its Project Maven contracts with Anthropic after the company refused to allow its AI to be used for lethal military purposes.
- **2026-02**: xAI merged into SpaceX — Elon Musk folds his AI company xAI into his space exploration firm SpaceX, integrating Grok's development with a major defense contractor.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Musk’s Grok AI directed 2,000+ strikes in Iran after SpaceX merged with xAI
2026-06-17 06:28:06 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 9/10 · Sources: 2

The U.S. government’s admission that Grok powered a massive strike package against Iran merges SpaceX’s space dominance with AI-enabled offensive operations. The fusion of xAI and SpaceX under Elon Musk creates a dual-use juggernaut that may redefine how space assets support kinetic warfare.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/space-defense-grok-iran-strikes-spacex

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