AWS announced the availability of Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US) for regulated workloads. These models offer compliance-aligned AI-assisted development capabilities, including FedRAMP Class D certification and DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 authorization.
Key facts
| Fact | Detail | The source says |
|---|---|---|
| Models Available | Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Sonnet 5.5 | “The availability of Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 in the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions introduces an on-ramp for AI-assisted…” |
| Certification | FedRAMP Class D, DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 | “Claude Sonnet 5 holds FedRAMP Class D (formerly High) certification and DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 (IL4/IL5) authorization” |
| Compliance | ITAR, FedRAMP, DoD | “including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)” |
What happened
AWS has introduced Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US) for regulated workloads. These models provide compliance-aligned AI-assisted development capabilities, including FedRAMP Class D certification and DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 authorization. Claude Sonnet 5.5 offers coding and knowledge work capabilities at a lower cost per task, while Claude Opus 5.5 provides deeper reasoning and longer autonomous task capabilities. With Claude Code, teams can adopt agentic coding workflows directly in their terminal, IDE, or CI/CD pipelines while maintaining compliance controls within AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure.
In the Fathom Layer index
- Claude Code — Developer Tools
What to weigh
- Claude Code requires separate evaluation and risk management.
- Deployment options vary based on compliance and operational requirements.
FAQ
What compliance certifications do the models have?
Claude Sonnet 5 holds FedRAMP Class D (formerly High) certification and DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 (IL4/IL5) authorization, and Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5.5 hold FedRAMP Class D certification.
What are the deployment options?
You can choose the bedrock-runtime endpoint for full Guardrails and logging support, or the bedrock-mantle endpoint for native Anthropic Messages API access.
What is Claude Code?
Claude Code is Anthropic’s agentic coding tool that allows teams to adopt agentic coding workflows directly in their terminal, IDE, or CI/CD pipelines.
Source: Amazon Web Services