Armada Starts Dublin Production of Sovereign AI Data Centers

Armada announced on November 10, 2026, that continuous production had started at Galleon Forge Two, its 90,000-square-foot manufacturing operation inside a Johnson Controls facility in Dublin, and that the first Dublin-built Leviathan modular data center had been completed for Fossefall in Norway.

The site is Armada’s first European manufacturing operation and the second Galleon Forge established with Johnson Controls, following Galleon Forge One in Gilbert, Arizona. Armada described the finished system as Europe’s first Leviathan, engineered, integrated and tested entirely at the Dublin site at multi-megawatt scale.

Thermal Systems and Factory Integration

Leviathan pairs Armada’s computing infrastructure and software with Johnson Controls’ thermal-management technology and industrial manufacturing capabilities. Johnson Controls said its thermal portfolio covers coolant distribution units, chillers and building controls, including zero-water cooling technologies designed to reduce energy use and noise in high-density compute environments.

Austin Domenici, president of Global Data Center Solutions at Johnson Controls, said the company has built modular infrastructure for nearly two decades, but that AI now demands different scale, density and speed. “With Armada, we’re combining that experience with our thermal expertise and manufacturing scale to complete more of the complex integration work in the factory and bring compute online faster and more predictably.”

Armada said its platform manages power, cooling and compute across each Leviathan and runs open-source or proprietary models. Customers own the infrastructure and control every layer without depending on an external cloud. Multiple units can also operate as one fleet through Armada’s Sovereign SI Grid, reducing workloads’ dependence on any single site.

Initial Orders in Norway and Australia

Fossefall’s initial order covers five Leviathan systems totaling more than 9 megawatts (MW), beginning with the completed Dublin unit. Delivery of all five is scheduled by the first quarter of 2027. Fossefall CEO Øyvind L. Vesterdal said the standardized, modular approach could shorten deployment timelines and make projects easier to develop with local communities, while citing clean energy, political stability and a suitable climate as Nordic advantages.

A second early deployment is planned in Australia, where WinDC intends to deploy 11 MW of modular data-center capacity across renewable-energy sites. The plan places compute near wind, solar and battery generation. WinDC founder and CEO Andrew Sjoquist said this approach brings compute directly to clean power instead of waiting for grid capacity that cannot scale quickly enough, while allowing infrastructure to expand with the workload.

Manufacturing Expansion Targets for 2027

Approximately 700 Johnson Controls engineers, technicians and other skilled workers support the Dublin operation, with additional roles across the European supply chain.

The companies said they are targeting at least 500 MW of capacity in 2027, a forward-looking goal rather than installed capacity. At Galleon Forge One in Gilbert, continuous production is expected to begin in early 2027 across up to 400,000 square feet and support more than 500 jobs, with additional roles across the domestic supply chain. A further expansion is planned at a Johnson Controls site in Edmonton, Canada.

Dublin now has continuous production, while the larger Arizona operation and Edmonton expansion remain future milestones. The completed Fossefall unit provides an initial demonstration of output; the remaining customer deliveries and the other sites will test whether Armada and Johnson Controls can turn that output into a repeatable manufacturing network at their targeted scale.