Australia Partners with Amazon for Secure Military Data Centers
The $1.35 billion project aims to enhance national security and intelligence collaboration by 2027.
- Three secret data centers will be built and managed by Amazon Web Services' Australian subsidiary.
- The initiative is part of Australia's National Defense Strategy to bolster Indo-Pacific security.
- The project will create over 2,000 jobs and involve advanced AI for data protection.
- Australian officials emphasize the system's importance for secure, interoperable intelligence sharing.
- Experts warn of potential risks due to centralizing sensitive data.