35 components and parts of NVIDIA in armament of Russian forces
In one impressive revelation The Ukrainian secret servicesAs they detected a computer module NVIDIA Jetson Orin inside a Russian airborne missile Cruise S-71M «Monokhrom», exploited by Su-57 fighters, as transmitted to August 19 the Eurasian Times.
S-71 is one low-observability rocket, designed to be carried internally by the Su-5 fighter7 and unmanned aircraft S-70 Okhotnik.
This weapon has been connected to capabilities autonomous search and tracking targets.
«Ukraine Defense Intelligence Experts Located One computer module Nvidia Jetson Orin the new Russian airborne cruise missile S-71 Monochrome.
The use of this component may suggest that the rocket is being used artificial intelligence technologies», said the Ukrainian agency in its announcement.
35 components and parts of NVIDIA in armament of Russian forces
«The discovery of a module Nvidia Jetson A new Russian missile once again shows the need to strengthen the pressure through sanctions and better coordination of international community efforts», add.
Ukrainian agency also published photo the alleged NVIDIA Jetson Orin module identified in interior of S-71.
The findings were posted to War&Sanctions platform, an online database managed by the Ukrainian intelligence service and recorded parts of foreign construction which are identified in Russian weapons recovery systems From the battlefield.
According to GUR, the last investigation recorded a total of 35 electronic components Russian weapons.
Since the information is confirmed, this will mean that the Su-57, Russia's most advanced fifth-generation fighter, uses its weapons NVIDIA technology systems; one of the largest American semiconductor companies.
NVIDIA AI at the service of the Russian army
Advanced NVIDIA chips, such as A100, H100, H200 and series processors Blackwell, which are used for training of artificial intelligence models, classified in the USA as dual-use products and subject to strict exporters restrictions.
The export of such products chips to countries like China and Russia requires special authorisation from the Bureau of Industry and Security American Trade Ministry.
However, the Jetson Orin reportedly found in S-71 does not fall under the same strict controls applied to leading artificial intelligence processors such as H100, H200 and Blackwell.
NVIDIA classifies modules and developer kits of the Jetson series in ECCN category 5A992. c, which is clearly considered more flexible and concerns, among other things, mass market products, encryption technologies and telecommunications equipment.
«A chip made for students was found in S-71 of the fighter.»
The company itself has publicly described Jetson Orin as a product «consumer level», designed for students, programmers, startups, robotic applications and autonomous systems.
In its statements it has stressed that these modules are not subject to the same export restrictions as the powerful AI accelerators and that «not designed for military use».
Although Jetson Orin is not in strict export control list for advanced computing systems, NVIDIA has discontinued all product sales Its to Russia since 2022, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the strengthening of the American economy The Commission's proposal for a directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions.
Moscow, however, has been repeatedly accused of bypassing Western sanctions through imports of chips from third countries not subject to the same restrictions.
It's not, In addition, the first time that products from NVIDIA allegedly ends up in Russia after the interruption of official sales.
In 2023 it had been revealed that Russian facial recognition systems and surveillance cameras used Chips of NVIDIA and Intel Russian intelligence and police.
Subsequent Reuters investigation confirmed that Russian facial recognition systems were using NVIDIA and Intel graphics processors; without any evidence that the companies themselves had violated the sanctions.
The same investigation found that, from 1 April to October 2022, at least 129 NVIDIA product consignments It has reached the Russia via third parties Partly.
It scares the use of Jetson Orin on the Russian S-71 rocket
Corresponding, at least $457 million in Intel products reportedly imported into the country during the same period.
«We comply with all applicable laws and demand the same from our customers.
If we find that some NVIDIA client violated US legislation on exports and sent our products to Russia, we'll interrupt the cooperation with him», had then declared a representative of NVIDIA to Reuters.
Furthermore, Ukrainian services argue that NVIDIA's chips were also identified in Russian S-71 rocket.
It is worth noting that last year Ukrainian intelligence had reported that Russia was using Modules Jetson Orin NX in autonomous drones Shahed MS001, for local data processing, decision making and guidance in the final phase of the flight.
In the Ukrainian assessment, the presence of Jetson Orin on S-71 enhances the possibility of rocket to exploit artificial intelligence for autonomous identification and selection of targets.
According to the same information, the found module bears its chip NVIDIA with SNVUP6.MOP TE980M-A1 and shows similarities with Jetson Orin NX 8GB/16GB systems.
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