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UK Ministry of Defence signs GBP 400 million sovereign cloud deal with Google

Google Cloud won a GBP 400 million contract to run an air-gapped sovereign cloud for the UK Ministry of Defence, keeping defence data within UK territory under MoD control. The deal backs the Strategic Defence Review's push for secure AI and data analytics.

Verified Editor-read Google Cloud press release, 11 September 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that Google, rather than the MoD, holds ultimate operational control of the underlying infrastructure.

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 2026-10-14. How the record is made

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