Bull delivers Airbus’ new supercomputing infrastructure to design the future of aerospace
Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany – 19 Could, 2026 – Bull, a pacesetter in superior computing and AI, right this moment publicizes the supply and inauguration of a brand new supercomputing infrastructure for Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace firm, as a part of a multi-year supercomputing contract. This key milestone follows the entry into service of two new supercomputers, and their respective modular information centres, delivered in Toulouse (France) in 2025 and extra not too long ago in Hamburg (Germany) in 2026.
Rising demand on Airbus’ HPC infrastructure, pushed by the quickly evolving aerospace market, has created the necessity for a extra highly effective and versatile resolution. By delivering this HPC infrastructure, Bull helps to triple Airbus’ simulation capability, enabling engineers to each improve present merchandise and design the following era of aerospace options, whereas sustaining the best requirements of security. Airbus is utilizing its new HPC surroundings for important duties similar to aerodynamic design, acoustics (cockpit, fuselage, cabin, and many others.) and structural stress evaluation.
As Airbus’ strategic HPC associate, Bull has progressively deployed its supercomputing infrastructure throughout a number of websites. The primary system was delivered and entered into service in Toulouse in 2025, simply 14 months after contract signature. The supply of the Hamburg supercomputer in 2026 now marks the completion of this main programme and paves the best way for the inauguration of a totally operational, multi-site supercomputing infrastructure.
As a part of this multi-year high-performance pc contract, Bull delivers a full turnkey resolution, protecting computing programs, storage and information centres, in an HPC-as-a-service mannequin. Based mostly on a novel design strategy, these modular information centres deliver collectively a set of a number of pre-built and interchangeable modules during which the HPC system is pre-integrated at Bull’s flagship manufacturing unit in Angers (France), earlier than being assembled on-site, forming a whole, turnkey information centre.
The system’s vitality effectivity is maximised with Bull’s Direct Liquid Cooling applied sciences enabling Airbus to optimise energy consumption. Because of this patented resolution, the warmth generated by the system is reused to provide neighbouring buildings.
As well as, Bull’s knowledgeable engineers in industrial HPC, based mostly in Germany, have supplied specialised experience within the improvement of modern simulation environments, together with software optimisation help, additional strengthening Bull’s main function in offering superior HPC options.
Martin Matzke, head of Central Europe and Northern Europe, at Bull added “This long-term strategic and technological collaboration highlights the important function of HPC in driving innovation and breakthrough programmes throughout the aerospace and manufacturing industries.”
Bruno Lecointe, head of HPC, AI and Quantum Computing at Bull highlighted: “Our collaboration with Airbus to ship a turnkey HPC resolution is a cornerstone for Bull and our high-performance computing enterprise. Being recognised as an HPC strategic associate by a worldwide, world-renowned business participant is an honour for our groups.”
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