Amazon Web Services (AWS) disclosed on Tuesday that drone strikes directly hit two of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates.
A third strike in Bahrain damaged critical infrastructure near another site, leading the company to warn customers that recovery will likely be "prolonged" due to the severity of the physical destruction.
The incident underscores the growing vulnerability of digital infrastructure to kinetic warfare.
While cloud providers typically design systems to withstand software failures or localized power outages, the deliberate targeting of data centers represents a significant escalation in the regional crisis that has already destabilized energy markets and maritime trade.
“We are working to restore full service availability as quickly as possible, though we expect recovery to be prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved,” AWS said in an official update.
The company noted that customers in the region are currently experiencing elevated error rates and degraded service availability.
The fallout from the strikes is being felt across the broader economy.
Oil prices have spiked and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to a near-halt as blasts continue to be reported in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE.