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UK National Security Strategy pledges 20-fold sovereign compute growth

The UK published its National Security Strategy 2025, confirming a Sovereign AI Unit and a plan to grow sovereign compute capacity at least twentyfold by 2030, alongside a new Supply Chain Centre for critical technology inputs.

Verified Editor-read GOV.UK, National Security Strategy 2025, 29 August 2025

What it does not test. It does not commit new funding figures for the compute expansion or name which investments the Supply Chain Centre will make.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16. How the record is made

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