Army Taps Private Capital to Build Data Centers on Its Bases

The U.S. Army Fort Bliss base in El Paso, Texas.

Photographer: Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg

The US Army has announced the first group of companies that will build data centers on military bases, as the armed forces address a growing need for artificial intelligence computing power.

The Army plans to work with Carlyle Group Inc. to build a data center at Fort Bliss in Texas, and KKR & Co.-backed data-center operator CyrusOne to construct another at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told reporters.