Event

Cloud capabilities for national security and defence

This event hosted by UK think tank RUSI discusses how cloud technologies are being used to support national security.

Ukraine’s experience has shown how cloud technologies can directly support national security and defence missions – from battlefield coordination and intelligence analysis to ensuring the continuity of critical digital public services. Other governments are now adapting these lessons, expanding their use of cloud infrastructure to enhance resilience and agility.

As both NATO and the European Union increase investment in defence and security, digital systems underpinned by cloud capabilities will play an increasingly central role. Yet discussions about integrating cloud technologies into national security architectures often remain high-level, with limited examination of practical implementation and operational lessons.

Against this backdrop, our panel will explore concrete use cases of cloud technology in national security and defence contexts. Speakers will discuss how adoption strategies can address complex challenges – ranging from data sovereignty and cyber resilience to interoperability and trusted supply chains – while supporting mission effectiveness.

Speakers

Sara Sharkey CBE – Strategy Director, Prolinx.

Dr Clotilde Bômont – Senior Policy Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies.

Yelyzaveta Boiko – DELTA Program Manager, Centre of Innovations and Defence Technologies Development of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

Joseph Jarnecki – Research Fellow, RUSI 

The event will be moderated by Noah Sylvia, Research Analyst, Military Sciences research group, RUSI.