Top-secret Australian military intelligence will be stored on a custom cloud server built by US tech giant Amazon, Canberra said Thursday as it unveiled the US$1.3 billion deal.
The Australian government said Amazon Web Services would design a "top secret" cloud for the country's military and intelligence agencies.
It would lead to "greater interoperability and deeper collaboration with the United States", one of Australia's most steadfast military allies, a government statement said.
Australian Spy Boss Rachel Noble said the cloud would also support the country's "Redspice" intelligence program, which aims to counter the growing risk of cyber-attacks.
Amazon would build three data centres across Australia.
