Quantum computing, networking, and sensing platform provider IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has announced two strategic defense sector awards expanding its national security portfolio across quantum position, navigation, and timing (PNT) and commercial space intelligence. DARPA Selects IonQ for Next-Generation Optical Atomic Clocks Under a $28 million contract extension granted through DARPA’s It’s About Time program, IonQ will scale manufacturing capacity to produce and deliver 125 Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks to U.S. government customers. The Evergreen-05 is a compact, fully integrated optical clock featuring a 5-liter, shoe-box-sized form factor engineered for tactical deployment across land, maritime, and airborne platforms. The Evergreen-05 delivers a [...]

Quantum platform developer IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sandia National Laboratories to pursue the co-design of quantum information…

DARPA Selects IonQ to Produce Next-Generation Atomic Clocks