‘It means missile defence on data centres’: drone strikes raises doubts over Gulf as AI superpower
Iran’s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfareIt is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.At 4.30am on Sunday morning, an Iranian Shahed 136 drone struck...
<p>Iran’s targeting of commercial datacentres in the UAE and Bahrain signals a new frontier in asymmetric warfare</p><p>It is believed to be a first: the deliberate targeting of a commercial datacentre by the armed forces of a country at war.</p><p>At 4.30am on Sunday morning, an Iranian Shahed 136 drone struck an Amazon Web Services datacentre in the United Arab Emirates, setting off a devastating fire and forcing a shutdown of the power supply. Further damage was inflicted as attempts were made to suppress the flames with water.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/07/it-means-missile-defence-on-data-centres-drone-strikes-raises-doubts-over-gulf-as-ai-superpower">Continue reading...</a>
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