EU Envisions Military Data Sharing Sans US Tech

'Kill Switch' Fears Drive EU Tech Sovereignty Push David Meyer • February 6, 2026

Military data sharing is becoming more important as battlefields are increasingly automated. Allies don't just need intelligence these days, but torrents of operational data flowing to and from AI-enabled drones. War is now an IT game.

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At the same time, this is a time of unprecedented tension between the United States and its European allies. So it came as little surprise when, earlier this week, it emerged that the European Union is quietly planning to set up a secure military data-sharing platform - without U.S.-made technology.

According to a Euractiv report on a European Defense Agency presentation, the Defense Artificial Intelligence Data Space should be operational by 2030. The European Union has no military force, but the idea is to create ...