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# EDA contracts French consortium to build sovereign EU defence data platform
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-02-eda-daids-sovereign-defence-data-space/
- Published: 2026-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-19T12:00:06.000Z
- Description: The European Defence Agency has contracted CEA, Cloud Data Engine and Sopra Steria to build DAIDS, a federated EU defence data space and sovereign military cloud meant to end reliance on foreign technology for military data exchange by 2029 to 2030, Euractiv reported.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, Defence and space, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [Euractiv exclusive, 2 February 2026, reported by LIGA.net, 3 February 2026](https://news.liga.net/en/politics/news/euractiv-eu-prepares-its-own-platform-for-defense-data-exchange-without-us-participation?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish a budget figure, a signed contract date, or that any member state has yet adopted DAIDS beyond the EDA's own presentation.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 3 of 3 (large), Reported counts half: weight +9 of 36 possible. EDA contracts EU firms to build sovereign military cloud, EU-wide, not yet operating. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/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 2026-09-19\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)