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# UK Ministry of Defence expands cloud deal with US firm Oracle
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-01-14-uk-mod-oracle-cloud-agreement/
- Published: 2026-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:31.000Z
- Description: The UK Ministry of Defence expanded its collaboration with Oracle, agreeing to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure for defence workloads. Neither party disclosed a contract value or duration, and no distinct sovereign cloud or data residency terms were announced.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Compute and infrastructure, #news, #reported

Reported [ITPro, 15 January 2026, citing Oracle press release of 14 January 2026](https://www.itpro.com/business/digital-transformation/oracle-ministry-of-defence-cloud-agreement?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish the contract's financial value or that UK defence data is held to a sovereign or EU jurisdictional standard.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -2 of 36 possible. UK defence workloads move to US-run Oracle cloud; no sovereign/EU jurisdiction terms. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)