Leviathan modular data center in the Galleon Forge Two facility in Dublin. Photo: courtesy Johnson Controls and Armada.
Armada and Johnson Controls said Wednesday that continuous production has begun at a Dublin manufacturing operation for modular data centers, with the first locally built Leviathan unit completed and headed to a customer in Norway.
The launch puts European production behind a business built around customer-owned computing infrastructure. Rather than relying solely on rented cloud capacity, customers can own and operate the modular systems, according to Armada.
The operation, called Galleon Forge Two, occupies 90,000 square feet within a Johnson Controls manufacturing site. The companies said approximately 700 Johnson Controls engineers, technicians and other skilled workers support the operation. That figure describes the supporting workforce, not 700 newly announced jobs.
Norway order anchors early deliveries
Fossefall has placed an initial order for five Leviathan modular data centers totaling more than 9 megawatts of capacity, the companies said. The first is the unit completed in Dublin, with delivery of all five scheduled by the first quarter of 2027.
The announcement does not establish that those five units are already operating in Norway. It describes a completed first unit and a planned delivery schedule.
Armada and Johnson Controls are targeting at least 500 megawatts of capacity in 2027. That remains a goal, rather than capacity already manufactured or installed.
Factory production meets demand for local control
Leviathan combines Armada’s computing infrastructure and software with Johnson Controls’ cooling technology and manufacturing operations. The companies say completing more integration in a factory can make deployments faster and more predictable.
Johnson Controls’ thermal systems include coolant distribution units, chillers and building controls. The companies describe the offering as supporting high-density computing with zero-water cooling technologies designed to reduce energy use and noise. Those are company claims; the announcement does not provide an independent performance assessment.
Armada says its platform manages power, cooling and computing across the units and can run open-source or proprietary AI models. Its proposed distributed network is intended to let customers retain ownership and control while managing multiple facilities as a fleet.
U.S. production remains on the timetable
Dublin is the second Galleon Forge operation established within a Johnson Controls facility, following the site in Gilbert, Arizona. Continuous production at Gilbert is expected to begin in early 2027, across up to 400,000 square feet, the companies said.
The U.S. plan is expected to support more than 500 jobs, with further supply-chain roles. Those are prospective figures, distinct from the workforce supporting the operating Dublin facility. Further expansion is planned at a Johnson Controls site in Edmonton, Canada.
In Australia, WinDC plans to deploy 11 megawatts of modular data-center capacity near renewable-energy projects, according to the announcement. That is a deployment plan, not a completed installation.
The Dublin launch moves one part of Armada’s manufacturing plan into production. The larger capacity targets and international deployments still depend on production, delivery and installation over the coming months.
Source: Armada and Johnson Controls announcement, November 11, 2026.
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