Records challenge Rhombus Power's predictive AI claims

Retired US defense officials helped Rhombus Power pitch predictive AI tools to military leaders even as records and assessments questioned whether the products met its claims, according to an investigation by the Project On Government Oversight. The company secured classified work, a contract worth up to $200 million and a multiyear foreign military sale financed by US taxpayers.

CEO Anshu Roy said the company's Unblinking Eye platform forecast Russia's invasion of Ukraine months in advance, almost to the day. In a letter to Ukraine's defense minister, Roy said the forecast was accurate within 12 hours. Rhombus also claimed its software predicted North Korean missile launches, Iranian attacks and conflicts along the China and India border.

Emails show that WestExec Advisors helped Rhombus reach senior military officials. Records also show that military officials warned Rhombus personnel against bypassing formal contracting channels, while staff at one command believed the company was using senior relationships to compensate for product failures.

A former Rhombus vice president separately accused the company in a lawsuit of failing to report foreign contacts and mishandling classified information. Rhombus denied the allegations and said an investigation by an outside law firm found no evidence of compromised classified material. US Special Operations Command said no Rhombus tools are currently in use there after its contract ended in September 2025.