Australia plans to build secret data centers with Amazon

In this undated photo from the Australian Defense Force, a helicopter prepares to take off from the deck of HMAS Hobart off northern Australia. Three new top-secret data centers announced on July 4, 2024, would provide the military with “state-of-the-art collaborative space."

Australia said Thursday a $1.35 billion deal with U.S. technology giant Amazon to build three secure data centers for top-secret information will increase its military’s “war-fighting capacity.”