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title: "UAE Redesigns 5 GW AI Campus Into Distributed Network After Iran Attacks"
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published_at: "2026-09-11T11:55:18.000Z"
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summary: "Officials in the United Arab Emirates are moving away from a centralized data hub in Abu Dhabi to create a series of smaller sites across the country. Six people familiar with the matter told Reuters this change affects a 5 GW AI project that was previously planned as a single 10 square mile campus. The redesign follows Iranian missile and drone attacks in March that damaged two AWS data centers, prompting the UAE to consider air defense systems, electronic jamming, and underground facilities. The project is led by G42, controlled by national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, and involves partners Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, and Cisco. A $30 billion, 1 GW Stargate UAE cluster serves as the first phase, with 200 MW of capacity scheduled to come online this year. G42 says the project remains on track, though the design is undergoing continuous security and resilience reviews."
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# UAE Redesigns 5 GW AI Campus Into Distributed Network After Iran Attacks

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**Published:** 2026-09-11T11:55:18.000Z
**Category:** Infra
**Topics:** infra, chips, nvidia, openai, g42

## Summary

Officials in the United Arab Emirates are moving away from a centralized data hub in Abu Dhabi to create a series of smaller sites across the country\. Six people familiar with the matter told Reuters this change affects a 5 GW AI project that was previously planned as a single 10 square mile campus\. The redesign follows Iranian missile and drone attacks in March that damaged two AWS data centers, prompting the UAE to consider air defense systems, electronic jamming, and underground facilities\. The project is led by G42, controlled by national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed al Nahyan, and involves partners Nvidia, OpenAI, Oracle, and Cisco\. A $30 billion, 1 GW Stargate UAE cluster serves as the first phase, with 200 MW of capacity scheduled to come online this year\. G42 says the project remains on track, though the design is undergoing continuous security and resilience reviews\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/uae-redesigns-5-gw-ai-campus-into-distributed-network-after-iran-attacks-86c6b1a6>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Reuters/status/2098348351066452112>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/wallstengine/status/2098338655622275335>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/clashreport/status/2098338975605801318>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Osint613/status/2098342810063716710>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/IranIntl_En/status/2098341403289923750>)