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Armada and Johnson Controls start Dublin data center production

Armada and Johnson Controls have started production of modular AI data centers at a Dublin manufacturing site. The first Dublin-built Leviathan is destined for Fossefall in Norway.

AI.info Team · · fact-checked · against 3 sources ↓ · Published 11 Nov 2026

Armada and Johnson Controls have started continuous production of modular AI data centers at a Dublin manufacturing site, the companies announced on November 11. The operation, called Galleon Forge Two, is inside a Johnson Controls facility and is Armada’s first European manufacturing operation.

The first Leviathan modular data center built there has been completed and is headed to Fossefall in Norway. The multi-megawatt-scale unit was engineered, integrated and tested at the Dublin site.

The Dublin operation

Galleon Forge Two spans 90,000 square feet and is supported by approximately 700 Johnson Controls engineers, technicians and other skilled workers, according to the announcement. The companies also described additional roles across the European supply chain.

The companies are targeting at least 500 MW of capacity in 2027, including the first Leviathan destined for Fossefall. The target is a plan, rather than a statement of capacity already delivered.

Leviathan combines Armada’s computing infrastructure and software with Johnson Controls’ thermal technology and manufacturing. The thermal portfolio includes coolant distribution units, chillers and building controls, with zero-water cooling technologies designed to reduce energy use and noise.

Norwegian order

Fossefall has ordered five Leviathan data centers with a combined capacity of more than 9 MW. The Dublin-built unit is the first of the order, and delivery of all five is scheduled by the first quarter of 2027.

An earlier Armada announcement said the agreement had a contract value of several hundred million NOK. Fossefall selected Armada as one of its technology partners for planned AI factories in Norway, Sweden and Finland; the order forms part of its plan to build more than 1 gigawatt of Nordic-owned AI capacity by 2030.

Fossefall plans to engage local firms for site preparation, installation and operations. It also plans to train and support local employees with Armada.

How the system is deployed

On its product page, Armada says Leviathan deploys on prepared land with utility power and network connectivity available. A joint solution review establishes the final configuration, site interface, cluster topology and deployment plan before hardware ships.

The company lists an IT envelope of 1.77 MW per unit and up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit. Its published specifications also list 2.2 MW of cooling capacity and a closed-circuit, direct-to-chip liquid loop.

Armada says its platform manages power, cooling and compute across the units and can run open-source or proprietary models. Customers own the infrastructure and control it without depending on an external cloud, according to the company.

Other sites and plans

Galleon Forge One, at a Johnson Controls site in Gilbert, Arizona, is expected to begin continuous production in early 2027 across up to 400,000 square feet. The operation is expected to support more than 500 jobs, with additional roles across the domestic supply chain.

Further manufacturing expansion is planned at a Johnson Controls site in Edmonton, Canada. In Australia, WinDC plans to deploy 11 MW of modular data center capacity across renewable-energy sites, placing computing near wind, solar and battery generation.