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# EuroHPC signs EUR 55 million contract for AI supercomputer HammerHAI
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-03-16-eurohpc-hammerhai-contract/
- Published: 2026-03-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-02T09:20:41.000Z
- Description: EuroHPC JU signed a EUR 55 million contract with HPE to deploy the AI-optimised supercomputer HammerHAI at HLRS Stuttgart, split evenly between EU Digital Europe Programme funds and German federal and state funds.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified

Verified [EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 16 March 2026](https://www.eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/eurohpc-ju-signs-contract-deploy-ai-supercomputer-hammerhai-2026-03-16%5Fen?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish delivery or operational dates, nor the split of European versus non-European hardware inside the system.

**How this item counts.** Both ways: towards autonomy on who owns, who operates, towards dependence on who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +4 of 36 possible. EuroHPC/Germany fund&own HammerHAI; HPE(US) supplies hardware; contract signed, not delivered.. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)