Top defense officials from the United States and Canada discussed ongoing investments, priorities, policies and efforts to address security challenges in the Arctic and North American regions in a meeting at the Pentagon on Monday. Canadian Minister of National Defence Bill Blair informed U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III about Canada’s renewed vision for defense involving multibillion-dollar investments over...
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The United Kingdom demonstrated the security of advanced quantum-based navigation systems during recent commercial flight trials. Quantum technology firm Infleqtion, in partnership with BAE Systems and QinetiQ, completed the trials at the Ministry of Defence’s Boscombe Down site in England. The companies used the Tiqker optical atomic clock and an ultracold-atom-based quantum system on a modified RJ100 airborne technology demonstrator...
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UK Completes Flight Tests for Secure Quantum Navigation Technology
The United Kingdom demonstrated the security of advanced quantum-based navigation systems during recent commercial flight trials. Quantum technology firm Infleqtion,...
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