"In late March 2026, the U.S. Army announced its selection of companies to build and operate two hyperscaled data centers on two different military installations. Both data centers - one at Fort Bliss, Texas, the other at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah - will be backed by some of the world's top Wall Street firms."
"The Army spokesperson told Truthout that the Army has entered into "an exclusive negotiation period" with the companies to negotiate "specific lease economics" on what will be "long term, 50-year" leases. The spokesperson also said that "[i]nstead of receiving cash for the lease, the Army will be compensated through 'in-kind consideration,'" meaning that "the Army accepts services or improvements of equal or greater value in lieu of cash rent - specifically, a key portion of the dedicated data computation capabilities to directly support our warfighting needs.""
"The data centers will be "100 percent privately financed, built, and operated by the developers," said the Army spokesperson, and confirmed that they "are indeed commercial data centers" that will be allowed to sell off excess computing capacity commercially."
The U.S. Army selected companies to build and operate two hyperscaled data centers at Fort Bliss, Texas, and Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. The projects will be backed by major Wall Street firms and will be negotiated under an exclusive period focused on lease economics. The Army will enter long-term, 50-year leases and will be compensated through in-kind consideration rather than cash rent. The compensation will include dedicated data computation capabilities to support warfighting needs. The facilities will be 100 percent privately financed, built, and operated by developers, and they will be commercial data centers allowed to sell excess computing capacity.
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