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EDA contracts French consortium to build sovereign EU defence data platform

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.

Reported Editor-read Euractiv exclusive, 2 February 2026, reported by LIGA.net, 3 February 2026

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

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

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