A sworn Pentagon affidavit filed in U.S. court reveals that Elon Musk's Grok AI chatbot was integrated into the U.S. military's targeting process during the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran, enabling strikes against more than 2,000 targets in 96 hours. The disclosure, which emerged from a legal defense of Musk's server farm against an environmental lawsuit, has sparked backlash among Democratic lawmakers who are advancing legislation to restrict military AI use over civilian harm concerns.
A sworn affidavit from a senior Pentagon official, filed in U.S. court as part of a legal defense of Elon Musk's server farm against an environmental lawsuit, has revealed that the U.S. military integrated Musk's Grok AI chatbot into the targeting process of Operation Roaring Lion — the joint U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran that began in February. According to the disclosure, the AI system assisted in identifying potential strike sites and enabled the deployment of over 2,000 munitions against some 2,000 targets within a 96-hour window. The Pentagon designated Musk's server farm a "critical strategic asset for maintaining technological superiority."
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday (Wed 10:57 Jerusalem), initial details of the Grok integration emerged from sworn testimony, which this court filing now expands upon with additional operational and legal context. The story has triggered a political uproar in Washington, with Democratic lawmakers pushing new legislation to restrict military AI use after allegations that targeting errors — including outdated maps — caused civilian casualties in Iran. The filing did not provide specific casualty figures, and that aspect remains unverified.
The disclosure follows the broader timeline of the US-Iran confrontation: CENTCOM strikes on Iran beginning Wednesday, June 10, Iranian retaliatory missile and drone launches at American bases across the Middle East (most intercepted, per U.S. officials), and two successive nights of U.S. Tomahawk strikes — including 49 missiles targeting military infrastructure near Tehran. The Grok integration marks the first known use of a commercially-owned consumer AI platform as a core component in a major U.S. military targeting campaign.
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