Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) has identified an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer module inside Russia’s new S-71 Monochrome air-launched cruise missile, potentially indicating the use of artificial intelligence technology in the weapon, the agency said Wednesday, Aug. 12.
The finding was published in the “Components in Weapons” section of the HUR’s War&Sanctions portal, which documents foreign electronic components found in Russian weapons used against Ukraine.
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Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. The latest research identified 35 electronic components in Russian weapons, according to the HUR.
HUR specialists identified the Nvidia Jetson Orin module in the S-71 Monochrome, a new Russian air-launched cruise missile.
The agency said the use of the computer module may indicate the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into the missile.
The HUR did not provide further details on the specific functions performed by the Nvidia module in the weapon.
The discovery is part of an ongoing effort by Ukrainian intelligence and research institutions to identify the origins of foreign electronics used in Russian weapons.
Among the other components documented by the HUR are parts of a passive radar seeker that Russia has begun installing on Geran-2 drones.
The system is designed to detect and strike Ukrainian air-defense systems and radar stations.
Ukrainian specialists also identified a Chinese Honpho TS130C-01 camera from a Geran-4 jet-powered drone.
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The research additionally identified components of the active radar seeker used in Russia’s Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aeroballistic missile.
The HUR said Ukrainian specialists and researchers continue to examine captured Russian weapons and trace the origins of their electronic components.
The information is intended to help Ukraine and its international partners identify critical foreign technologies used in Russian weapons and strengthen measures to prevent those components from reaching Russia.
According to the HUR, two years of work by the War&Sanctions portal shows that Russia has still been unable to fully replace foreign high-tech components with domestic alternatives.
“The discovery of Nvidia Jetson in a new Russian missile once again demonstrates the need for increased sanctions pressure and coordination of the efforts of the civilized world,” the HUR said.
Limited production capacity prevents Russian forces from maintaining the highest rate of drone launches continuously, the intelligence agency said. Moscow therefore has to build up large reserves before carrying out particularly intensive attacks.
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