The newest supercomputer at Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, went into production recently, providing advanced problem-solving capability, principally for DOD research and development and test and evaluation activities. The Falcon system, which is one of four supercomputers within DOD, comprises 2,048 processors. With it, ASC’s Major Shared Resource Center now has computing capability equal to more than 6,900 processors spread across 11 systems.
Internationally known and respected Army Gen. Colin Powell died Oct. 18 at age 84 of complications from COVID-19. Powell served a 35-year Army career capped by duties as National Security Advisor to President Ronald Reagan and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush. He…