Silicon Valley Is Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

Silicon Valley tech companies are increasingly receiving billions in Pentagon contracts for AI-enabled defense systems, with Microsoft, Amazon, and Alphabet collectively awarded approximately $28 billion between 2018 and 2022. Venture capital firms have invested nearly $100 billion into defense tech startups from 2021 to 2023, creating concerns that classified contracts lack transparency and may result in costly, ineffective defense products funded by taxpayers.