Amazon stuck with months of repairs after drone strikes on data centers
Summary
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that repairing its data centers in the Middle East will take several more months after Iranian drone attacks damaged facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. The damage disrupted cloud services, forcing some customers to move their data to other regions while AWS works to fully restore operations.Key Facts
- Iranian drones struck three Amazon data centers in the UAE and Bahrain in late February 2026.
- The attacks caused physical damage, including server outages, flooding, and cooling system failures.
- AWS suspended billing for affected regions while repairs continue, having already waived fees for March 2026, costing about $150 million.
- Customers are advised to move their cloud services to other regions and use remote backups to access data.
- Some customers, like Dubai’s Careem app, quickly resumed service by shifting to other servers overnight.
- Full restoration of these data centers could take nearly six months due to extensive damage.
- The conflict in the Middle East started with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, followed by Iranian retaliatory strikes.
- Other data center companies, like Pure Data Centre Group, have paused investments in the region due to ongoing instability.
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