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Singapore Unveils 115 PFLOP ASPIRE 2B Supercomputer to Boost AI, Climate Research

6/9/2026

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Singapore Launches Supercomputer

Singapore launched the ASPIRE 2B supercomputer, delivering up to 115 petaFLOPs and 100-fold capacity over ASPIRE 1.
The National Supercomputing Centre Singapore operates it with 1,500 Nvidia H200 GPUs.
Minister Josephine Teo said it will support AI, climate, healthcare and quantum-computing research, enabling larger AI models locally.
NSCC used it to let Mencast test over 10,000 propeller designs in days and will add a quantum computer later this year for hybrid simulations.

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Quantinuum Connects

Quantinuum will connect Aspire 2B to the Helios quantum computer in 2026.
Terence Hung reported that 1,000 specialists were trained under the National Research Foundation (NRF) $270 million program.
The multilingual AI model Meralion now powers Lion Befrienders’ automated senior check-in calls.
The Singapore Medical Foundation AI Model will use Aspire 2B to train larger health-record datasets for earlier risk detection and personalised preventive care.

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Singapore Launches Supercomputer

Singapore launched the ASPIRE 2B supercomputer, delivering up to 115 petaFLOPs and 100-fold capacity over ASPIRE 1.
The National Supercomputing Centre Singapore operates it with 1,500 Nvidia H200 GPUs.
Minister Josephine Teo said it will support AI, climate, healthcare and quantum-computing research, enabling larger AI models locally.
NSCC used it to let Mencast test over 10,000 propeller designs in days and will add a quantum computer later this year for hybrid simulations.

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