Ukraine Finds 157-TOPS Nvidia Jetson Orin NX in Russian S-71M Missile
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Updated · heise online · Aug 17
Ukraine Finds 157-TOPS Nvidia Jetson Orin NX in Russian S-71M Missile
3 articles · Updated · heise online · Aug 17
Summary
Ukraine’s HUR said wreckage of a Russian S-71M “Monochrome” cruise missile contained an Nvidia Jetson Orin NX with 16 GB of memory, the most powerful Nvidia board it has found in Russian weapons.
The module’s label showed March 2025 production—years after Nvidia left Russia—underscoring Kyiv’s claim that export controls still fail to block advanced chips from reaching Moscow.
Nvidia rates the Orin NX at up to 157 trillion AI operations per second; HUR said that computing power could support image recognition from onboard cameras, raising questions about AI use in the missile.
HUR’s database already lists nine Russian systems with Nvidia chips, but earlier finds were weaker Tegra X2 modules, while other captured hardware also carried Western components including German semiconductors.
Nvidia told The Register it cannot fully police downstream supply chains for consumer-grade boards sold through normal retailers, a gap Ukraine says Russia exploits through smuggling and repurposed imports.