Armada has announced a major expansion of its AI infrastructure strategy through a new agreement with Johnson Controls and a $230 million Series B funding round. The announcement centers on Galleon Forge One, a planned modular data center production facility in Arizona that is expected to support faster deployment of AI infrastructure. Armada said the initiative is designed to address rising demand for secure, scalable, and sovereign computing capacity across industries.
Funding Supports Armada’s Growth Plans
The Series B round was oversubscribed and gives Armada a reported pre-money valuation of $2 billion. The financing was co-led by Overmatch, BlackRock, and 8090 Industries, with participation from Johnson Controls, NightDragon, Mitsui, Singtel Innov8, and several existing backers. Armada said the round is its largest to date and brings its total funding to nearly half a billion dollars.
Johnson Controls Partnership
As part of the announcement, Armada and Johnson Controls unveiled a Global Framework Agreement focused on modular data center systems. Johnson Controls is also making an investment in Armada, adding financial backing to its role as an industrial and technology partner. The partnership brings Johnson Controls’ experience in thermal management, mission-critical building systems, manufacturing, and global field operations to Armada’s edge AI infrastructure platform.
Galleon Forge One in Arizona
Galleon Forge One is expected to span up to 400,000 square feet and create more than 500 jobs, along with additional roles across the domestic supply chain. Armada said continuous production is planned to begin in the summer, starting with Leviathan, its megawatt-scale modular data center system. Leviathan is designed for high-density AI training and inference, sovereign neo-cloud deployments, and multi-tenant compute environments.
Demand for Edge AI Infrastructure
Armada said the new capital will help support rapid customer growth and new initiatives as organizations look to deploy AI closer to where data is created. The company reported 540% customer bookings growth from FY25 to FY26 and said Q1 FY27 bookings increased 2000% compared with the same quarter a year earlier. Armada cited use cases across defense, energy, maritime operations, and remote industrial environments where traditional centralized data center models may be slower or less practical.
Strategic Market Context
The announcement reflects a broader push to industrialize AI infrastructure rather than rely only on customized, site-by-site data center builds. Armada said its systems are intended to support secure, deployable compute capacity in environments where speed, data control, and operational resilience are critical. The company also pointed to partnerships and collaborations with Microsoft, NVIDIA, Palantir, and Dell Technologies as part of its expanding ecosystem for AI infrastructure deployment.
Armada’s $230 million Series B and Johnson Controls agreement mark a significant step in the company’s plan to scale modular AI data center production. With Galleon Forge One, the company is seeking to build a domestic manufacturing base for infrastructure that can support AI workloads at the edge and in demanding operational settings. The deal also strengthens Armada’s position in a market where demand for sovereign, rapidly deployable AI infrastructure continues to accelerate.