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The new Lynx computer is 250 times more powerful than normal On Board Computers.RUAG Space a leading supplier to the space industry has developed a new powerful computer for satellites called Lynx. The development was achieved with the help of a contract from the European Space Agencys program of Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems ARTES and has been done at RUAG Space in Gothenburg Sweden. Our computer contains an extreme amount of power explains Anders Linder Senior Vice President Electronics at RUAG Space. Lynx is 250 times more powerful than the normal On Board Computers which RUAG currently delivers to ESA programs.Computing power for Artificial IntelligenceWe have been very early with this development. This year we are seeing that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning is starting to arrive in space development programs and now we have a computer ready that perfectly matches the requirements of these customers says Anders Linder. Customers who want to do Machine Learning in space need a lot of computing power which our computer can provide. The Lynx On Board Computer will be qualified for space until end of 2021.High performance long lifeThe Lynx Single Board Computer is designed for a long life in any satellite orbit e.g. 15 years in geostationary earth orbit or spacecraft trajectory. The computer offers a high-performance processor which is provided by an ARM processor delivering 30000 DMIPS short for Dhrystone MIPS a computing benchmark. That is a huge leap forward in processing performance for spaceborne computers adds Linder. A powerful FPGA field-programmable gate array offers flexibility in terms of communication interface and processing capability. The computer can be used on the platform or in the payload. For its entire electronics portfolio RUAG Space offers a direct technical interface to U.S. clients in its office in Denver Colorado.About RUAG Space RUAG Space is the leading supplier to the space industry in Europe and has a growing presence in the United States. In total RUAG Space has about 1300 employees across six countries. RUAG Space develops and manufactures products for satellites and launch vehiclesplaying a key role both in the institutional and commercial space market.