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/BloombergThe 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.