The US Army has selected Carlyle and KKR to build two data centres on military bases estimated to cost $2bn each as the service’s use of AI has skyrocketed during the war in Iran.
The army will provide long-term leases to the firms, which are responsible for building and operating the centres, as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to deepen ties with the $13tn private capital industry. The army will not invest in the project.
US Army secretary Dan Driscoll said the conflict in Iran encapsulates the military’s growing need for data centres as AI plays a greater role in modern warfare, though the infrastructure tie-up plans predate the war.
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