Oracle’s growing role in defense AI and what it could mean for investors

Oracle’s growing role in defense AI and what it could mean for investors

By Simply Wall St
Publication Date: 2026-05-18 09:07:00

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  • Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) has expanded its AI-focused defense partnerships with the U.S. Department of Defense, including support for secure, classified AI workloads.

  • The company secured a multi-year contract with the US Air Force worth $88 million for cloud modernization through 2028.

  • These agreements include agent AI systems for military decision support and classified cloud infrastructure for all U.S. national security operations.

Oracle enters this phase of defense work with NYSE:ORCL trading at $192.95 and a 1-year return of 22.1%. Over 3 years the stock is up 96.4% and over 5 years it is up 160.1%. This places recent contract wins in the context of a company that has already undergone significant reassessment. The Department of Defense’s latest deals add a new area of ​​activity in secure AI and cloud, alongside Oracle’s…