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Jan- 2026 -

30 January

Close-up of a D-Wave quantum processor chip mounted on a copper-colored circuit assembly, with dense wiring and connectors surrounding the central quantum module.

US Firms Bring Quantum to Air and Missile Defense

D-Wave Quantum has joined forces with Anduril Industries and Davidson Technologies to see how quantum applications could boost air and missile defense.

22 January

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

China Says Exploring 10 Quantum Tools to Deliver Faster Battlefield Intel

China is exploring quantum tech to gather military intelligence, reporting 10 experimental tools under development for cyber warfare.

6 January

Technology

Technician wearing full cleanroom protective gear operates advanced quantum fabrication equipment inside a yellow-lit semiconductor cleanroom, interacting with a control panel on a precision processing system

Ethan M. Encarnacion

University of Iowa Begins Push for Next-Gen Quantum Systems for Defense

Researchers at Iowa are pushing deeper into materials research, aiming to lay the groundwork for future quantum technologies.

Dec- 2025 -

12 December

Technology

Ethan M. Encarnacion

China Tests Out ‘World’s First’ Pocket Quantum Radios for Troops

China’s People’s Liberation Army appears to be moving beyond traditional antennas, turning to quantum sensing to pick up weak signals from “tens of kilometers” away.

3 December

Technology

UK soldiers in full combat gear carry a casualty on a stretcher across grassy terrain during a blast-response training scenario

Ethan M. Encarnacion

UK Builds ‘World-First’ Mobile Quantum Brain Scanner to Study Blast Effects on Troops

British scientists have figured out a way to study how blasts affect troops, creating a mobile quantum brain scanner they described as a world first.

Nov- 2025 -

21 November

Americas

The Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system is a 50kW-class laser designed to protect divisions and brigade combat teams against unmanned aircraft systems, rotary and fixed-wing threats, rockets, artillery, and mortars.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Defense Department Sets New Priorities for Future Military Technology

The US Department of Defense announced six critical technology areas that are key to current and future military operations.

Oct- 2025 -

21 October

Asia Pacific

Christine Casimiro

South Korea to Develop Quantum Weapons

The South Korean Air Force has partnered with the country’s Ministry of Science and ICT to jointly develop next-generation, quantum-powered weapon systems.

Sep- 2025 -

12 September

Technology

BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ organization and AFRL sign a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to advance the development of quantum technology.

Rojoef Manuel

BAE Systems, AFRL Ink Three-Year Deal on Quantum Sensing and Networking

BAE Systems’ FAST Labs and the Air Force Research Laboratory have signed a three-year agreement to advance quantum sensing and networking.

Aug- 2025 -

20 August

Americas

ZenaTech developing quantum computing technologies.

Giulia Bernacchi

ZenaTech Forms Quantum Computing Division for Defense, Drone Research

ZenaTech has launched a new Quantum Computing Division to advance research in next-generation defense and drone systems.

Apr- 2025 -

22 April

Technology

Inder Singh Bisht

Australia Launches Quantum-Secure Communication Network for GPS-Denied Environments

The Australian Department of Defence has launched a quantum research project to enhance secure timing and communications for the Australian Armed Forces in the battlespace.

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