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UK Ministry of Defence expands cloud deal with US firm Oracle

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.

Reported ITPro, 15 January 2026, citing Oracle press release of 14 January 2026

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

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