Ukraine Found a Consumer Nvidia Dev Board Inside Russia's New Stealth Cruise Missile
A module Nvidia sells to students and startups turned up as the onboard computer in a low-observable missile built for the Su-57's internal bay.
The consumer-grade edge computer reached a low-observable cruise missile built for the Su-57, through resale channels Nvidia says it cannot see.
Defence Intelligence of Ukraine identified an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module inside Russia's new S-71M "Monochrome" air-launched cruise missile on Aug. 12. The photographed component carries the marking TE980M-A1. DIU cautioned that its presence "may indicate" the implementation of artificial intelligence technologies, but did not specify what the module does.
Marcus Schuler
Marcus Schuler edits BattlePolicy, a daily defense-technology brief connecting the companies and capabilities behind modern war to the contest among Europe, the US, Russia, and China.