The Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program has awarded Seattle-based supercomputer maker Cray Inc. with a $26 million contract for a Cray XC supercomputer and a Cray Sonexion storage system. The systems — to be installed later this year — will be set up at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
“Supercomputing is a key enabling technology for the DoD as it continues mission critical work to improve both the safety and effectiveness of the U.S. military,” said John West, director of the HPCMP, in a release. “These newly acquired Cray systems ensure that scientists and engineers in the DoD’s research, engineering, and evaluation communities will continue to be able to take advantage of a robust computing ecosystem that includes the best computational technologies available today.”
Cray’s stock is up slightly in Monday trading. The company now has a market value of $1.06 billion.
