Australia’s defence and national security agencies will partner with Amazon Web Services to create a $2bn top secret data cloud to securely store and analyse the nation’s most sensitive information.
Three secure data centres and two control centres will be built at undisclosed locations for use by Australia’s intelligence community and the Australian Defence Force.
They will be air-gapped from the internet, accessible only by those with appropriate security clearances, and be operational by mid-2027. The purpose-built cloud will enable security agencies to apply the latest artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to vast, top secret data sets, and provide Defence with a resilient IT network for its military operations.
National security leaders said the cloud system would also allow greater co-operation with Australia’s Five Eyes intelligence partners.
Out of left field, from the Melbourne HS this afternoon :Govt, Amazon in $2bn secret cloud deal
