{"id":8411,"date":"2026-02-14T20:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/responsible-procurement-of-military-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T20:24:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T20:24:07","slug":"responsible-procurement-of-military-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/responsible-procurement-of-military-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Responsible Procurement of Military Artificial Intelligence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"content column\">\n<div class=\"highlighted\">\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>    <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-breadcrumbs\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-labelledby=\"system-breadcrumb\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><br \/>\n          \t\t            \t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\">SIPRI Publications<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-page-title\" class=\"block block-core\">\n<h1>\n<span>Responsible Procurement of Military Artificial Intelligence<\/span><br \/>\n<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-element-container block block-views\" id=\"views-block-publications-block-4\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-c892b2becf3b71f25d0dfb24850fd98a6698ebfec0b043c0b5497ad02da41a43\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/publications_lareg\/public\/2026-02\/0226_milai_procurement_cover-web.png?itok=8BrPIogJ\" width=\"290\" height=\"435\" alt=\"0226 MilAI procurement cover\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-view\"><span class=\"field-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-38fb617d33d62bda3c970cbce5f5537c977e59f09fbeb727e2d899caa4f8fb9c\">\n<p> <span class=\"_088 views-row\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/netta-goussac\" hreflang=\"en\">Netta Goussac <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>   <span class=\"_8 views-row\"><br \/>\n     and <span class=\"views-field views-field-title\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-vincent-boulanin\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Vincent Boulanin<\/a><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-year-of-publication\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">February 2026<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-loaction\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">Stockholm<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-publisher-name\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">SIPRI<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-doi\">\n<p class=\"field-content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/YOLG1827\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/YOLG1827<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"sipri-2016-content\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div data-history-node-id=\"7666\" class=\"node node--type-publication node--view-mode-full ds-1col clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field-pdf-full-publication field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item button_style\">\n\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/0226_milai_procurement.pdf\">DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION<\/a>\n      <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p>This report examines the intersection of military procurement and responsible military artificial intelligence (AI). The primary function of military procurement is to bridge a military\u2019s strategic needs and its operational capabilities. In practice, however, procurement is also a mechanism by which states implement political commitments and legal obligations. For that reason, procurement can serve as a mechanism for implementing responsible military AI, but only if deliberately structured to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The report investigates why and how states are adapting their procurement processes to accelerate military AI adoption, and why and how states should seize these opportunities to give effect to their legal obligations and high-level political commitments related to responsible military AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The report recommends that states should (<em>a<\/em>) adapt their procurement processes to give effect to high-level obligations and commitments to responsible development and use of military AI; (<em>b<\/em>) develop and publish documents articulating clear expectations for suppliers of military AI capabilities; and (<em>c<\/em>) address the responsible procurement of military AI in international policy discussions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-contents field--label-above\">\n<div class=\"label\">Table of contents<\/div>\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<p>1. Introduction\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>2. The need for speed: drivers for accelerated procurement of military AI\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3. The need for responsibility: legal obligations and policy commitments on AI in the military domain\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. Towards responsible procurement of military AI\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>5. Findings and recommendations\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)\/EDITORS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"dynamic-block-fieldnode-commentary-about-the-authors field--label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item\">\n<div class=\"views-element-container\">\n<div class=\"js-view-dom-id-0ec00bd3759a75f7264691961c9174128ceda14e3e712ce6781425ac6d472149\">\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/netta-goussac\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/2025-04\/netta_bw-2.jpg?itok=gGIuPAZA\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Netta Goussac\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/netta-goussac\" hreflang=\"en\">Netta Goussac <\/a> is a Senior Researcher in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme at SIPRI.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-image\">\n<div class=\"field-content\">  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-vincent-boulanin\" hreflang=\"en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/8O8A4979-2_1.jpg?itok=dlFBCGVB\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" alt=\"Vincent Boulanin\"><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-body\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/about\/bios\/dr-vincent-boulanin\" hreflang=\"en\">Dr Vincent Boulanin<\/a> is Director of the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Programme at SIPRI.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" id=\"back-to-top\" href=\"#\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg back-to-top\" role=\"button\" title=\"Click to return to the top of the page\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"left\"><br \/>\n<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-up fa-4x\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/section>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/publications\/2026\/other-publications\/responsible-procurement-military-artificial-intelligence?rand=6456\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb SIPRI Publications Responsible Procurement of Military Artificial Intelligence Netta Goussac and Dr Vincent Boulanin February 2026 Stockholm SIPRI https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55163\/YOLG1827 DOWNLOAD FULL PUBLICATION This report examines the intersection of military procurement and responsible military artificial intelligence (AI). The primary function of military procurement is to bridge a military\u2019s strategic needs and its operational capabilities. In practice, however, procurement is also&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":99065,"featured_media":8412,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[1909,1910,578,1291,1908],"ground_category":[315,317],"class_list":["post-8411","ground_post","type-ground_post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-artificial","tag-intelligence","tag-military","tag-procurement","tag-responsible","ground_category-2-grounds-tribulation","ground_category-2-2-time-dispute"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-02\/0226_milai_procurement_cover-web.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/8411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ground_post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99065"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_post\/8411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8411"},{"taxonomy":"ground_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ground_category?post=8411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}