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Computer solves 500 years of work in day
Updated On: 25 June, 2026 08:46 AM IST | Ohio | Agencies
The US has commissioned Flyer, a USD 20 million supercomputer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Designed for advanced military research, the system will support AI development, hypersonic weapons studies and next-generation aircraft design

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The US has unveiled a new $20 million supercomputer designed to tackle some of the military’s most computationally demanding challenges, from hypersonic weapons research to Artificial Intelligence development and next-generation aircraft design.
Known as Flyer, the machine was recently commissioned at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. According to US Army sources, the system can solve in a single day problems that would take an average laptop roughly 500 years to complete.
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