Armed forces increasingly acquire new capabilities today through software. SUSE accelerates the development of innovative and AI-powered applications and simplifies the deployment of cloud-native workloads for mission-critical operational scenarios with its container management platform.

Modern defense requires digital capabilities even at distributed operational locations with limited or completely missing connectivity. SUSE supports autonomous, air-gap-capable platforms and brings IT services wherever armed forces need to process information quickly and securely.

Multi-Domain Operations place high demands on the networking of applications, data, and platforms. With open standards, centralized hybrid cloud and multi-Linux management, and interoperable platform services, SUSE creates the foundation for collaboration across organizational boundaries.

A sovereign defense requires comprehensive control over data, platforms, operating systems, and infrastructure. As a European open-source provider, SUSE supports the architecture of sovereign cloud and IT frameworks for security-critical environments. Among other benefits, we help organizations meet the highest requirements of the Cloud and AI Development Act (Assurance Level 4).

SUSE strengthens the resilience of mission-critical systems through hardened platforms, security-by-design, high availability, and controllable software supply chains. The Common Criteria EAL 4+ certification of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server by the BSI confirms that SUSE possesses security functions suitable for use in highly sensitive environments.

Defense systems often need to be operated reliably over decades. SUSE supports these long-term lifecycles with Long-Term Support for up to 19 years and a platform strategy that combines stability, predictability, and continuous modernization.