The Department of Defense (DoD) has picked SGI to build a new petaflop supercomputer, due to be delivered by next spring, as part of its High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The new computer will enhance the compute capabilities of the DoD Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC) at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC).

Yes, our military loves its acronyms.

The HPCMP is meant to improve mission-critical research and drive innovation throughout the Armed Forces. With a theoretical peak performance of 4.6 petaflops of compute power, the ICE X computer is the fastest non-classified supercomputer in the military.

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