Defence Holdings and Oracle Collaborate on AI Framework for Global Defense
Defence Holdings PLC, the UK's first software-led defense company, has formed a strategic partnership with Oracle to deliver sovereign AI solutions aimed at enhancing global defense and national security capabilities.
Integration with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
The collaboration involves Defence Technologies, a joint venture between Defence Holdings and Whitespace, integrating its AI applications with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). This integration combines high-performance cloud computing with strict controls to ensure national data sovereignty.
Key Benefits and Objectives
- Providing allied nations with secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AI capabilities.
- Maintaining data integrity within highly regulated defense environments.
- Enabling defense agencies to deploy applications on OCI’s distributed cloud, supporting on-premises sovereignty without loss of agility or performance.
Oracle’s Defense Ecosystem Initiative
This partnership is a key component of Oracle’s expanding Defense Ecosystem initiative, which accelerates digital transformation for national security organizations.
Included Technologies
- Oracle Roving Edge Infrastructure
- Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated
- Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer
“The partnership aims to give allied nations access to secure, scalable, and cost-efficient AI capabilities while maintaining data integrity across highly regulated environments.”
By deploying Defence Technologies’ AI on OCI, defense agencies can meet rigorous sovereign requirements without compromising performance or flexibility.
Author’s summary: Defence Holdings and Oracle’s collaboration creates a sovereign AI cloud framework that enhances defense capabilities while ensuring data sovereignty, security, and scalable performance for allied nations.