Overview

• The agreement will provide UK sovereign datacentres running Google AI, data analytics and cybersecurity services for defence workloads.
• Defence intelligence and national security specialists will use the platform to share information securely, strengthening communication links with the United States.
• The government says the deal has already prompted millions of pounds of inward investment, with Google set to recruit a specialist UK team to manage the service.
• Officials frame the partnership as delivering Strategic Defence Review goals for a digitally integrated force with resilient, secure networks.
• It is Google Cloud’s largest publicly announced UK government deal to date, and the MoD still lists AWS, Azure and Oracle as options as reporters seek clarity on allied access and how the new service will coexist with existing arrangements.