Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence reports that Russia's S-71 Monochrome cruise missiles utilize Nvidia Jetson Orin modules for autonomous targeting. A recovered chip, marked SNVUP6.MOP TE980M-A1, indicates a packaging date of October 2025.
The Jetson Orin NX module features eight Arm Cortex-A78AE cores and an Ampere GPU with 1024 CUDA cores, delivering 157 TOPS for AI tasks. While Nvidia states these consumer-grade devices are not officially sold in Russia, they lack US export controls.
Integrating AI hardware into the S-71M allows for reduced observability and precision strikes via Su-57 fighters. This discovery follows similar reports of Nvidia modules in Shahed MS001 drones, highlighting the use of local AI hardware in weaponry.