Navy Hires IBM To Build Military’s Fastest Computer

July 28, 2004 | Source: InformationWeek

IBM has won a contract to build the U.S. military’s fastest supercomputer. It will run at 20 teraflops–about three times faster than any current system in use by the Department of Defense.

It will improve weather forecasting, missile design, and oceanographic-mapping capabilities. The system is scheduled to begin operating by September.