The UAE intends to build an 8-exaflop supercomputer in India

Abu Dhabi announced the establishment of a national-scale artificial intelligence supercomputer in India with a computing capacity of 8 exaflops, in a move that represents a new stage in the development of artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.

The system will be implemented by G42, a global technology group based in Abu Dhabi, and Cerebras, the manufacturer of the world’s fastest artificial intelligence inference systems, in partnership with the Mohammed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence and the Indian Center for the Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

According to a press release issued today, the qualitative project was announced on the sidelines of the “Artificial Intelligence Impact Summit 2026” held in the Indian capital, New Delhi, following the fifth session of the strategic dialogue between the UAE and the Republic of India, which was held in December 2025, and the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, “may God protect him,” to India in January 2026, which established a comprehensive partnership framework across the defense, technology, space, and energy sectors.

The capacity of the new system reaches 8 exaflops, which represents a huge increase in maximum computing power, and marks India’s transition to a new phase of artificial intelligence infrastructure based on exaflop-level computing capabilities, while significantly expanding its national capabilities in the field of advanced computing to develop artificial intelligence applications.

The system will be operated from within India, and will operate according to governance frameworks determined by Indian authorities, with all data remaining within national jurisdiction.

Designed to meet sovereign security and regulatory compliance requirements, the supercomputer is one of the key assets of India’s AI mission.

Manu Jain, CEO of G42 in India, said on this occasion that the sovereign infrastructure for artificial intelligence has become an essential pillar for enhancing national competitiveness, and this project gives India sovereign computing capacity on a national scale, enabling researchers, innovators and local companies to transform into entities based on artificial intelligence, while ensuring full data sovereignty and security.

Once it becomes operational, the supercomputer will be available to various components of the state system in India, starting from leading research institutions and bodies, all the way to startups, small and medium-sized companies, ministries and government agencies.

This model is designed to enhance the principle of equal opportunities in accessing advanced computing capabilities, and reduce barriers to innovation in the field of artificial intelligence, especially for applications that serve about 1.4 billion people in India.

For his part, Richard Morton, Executive Director of the Foundational Models Institute at Mohammed bin Zayed University for Artificial Intelligence, said that the university is committed to advancing research and education in the field of artificial intelligence to address realistic challenges, and this partnership with India embodies a joint commitment to facilitating access to advanced computing capabilities for artificial intelligence for researchers and students, enabling qualitative achievements in vital fields, including health care, agriculture, and education.

For his part, Andy Hook, Chief Strategy Officer at Cerebras, said: Cerebras and G42 have succeeded in delivering the Condor Galaxy supercomputers in the United States, which confirms that our technologies are specifically developed to handle the most complex and large-scale artificial intelligence workloads. The deployment of this system in India represents a qualitative step towards enhancing its computing capabilities and supporting its initiatives in the field of sovereign artificial intelligence, and will also contribute to accelerating the training of large-scale models. Scale and inference processes, enabling researchers and developers to develop AI solutions tailored to India’s needs.

This project comes as a continuation of G42’s commitment to supporting countries in building their national capabilities in the field of artificial intelligence. In December 2025, the group, in cooperation with the Mohammed bin Zayed University for Artificial Intelligence, launched the latest version of the large open-source linguistic model in Hindi and English, “Nanda 87b,” which includes 87 billion parameters.

As one of the world’s fastest growing digital economies, India plays a pivotal role in driving regional innovation in artificial intelligence.

The new supercomputer aims to enhance India’s ability to safely build, deploy and scale artificial intelligence systems within its national borders.