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EuroHPC signs EUR 55 million contract for AI supercomputer HammerHAI

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.

Verified EuroHPC Joint Undertaking press release, 16 March 2026

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

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