IonQ Announces New $25.5M Quantum Deal with United States Air Force Research Lab
28 Setembro 2023 - 12:21PM
Business Wire
Deal solidifies public-private relationship
advancing quantum science and U.S. national security interests
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), an industry leader in quantum
computing, today announced an expanded relationship with the Air
Force Research Lab (AFRL) to deploy two barium-based trapped ion
quantum computing systems for quantum networking research and
application development.
The deal comes one year after IonQ announced an agreement with
AFRL to provide access to the company’s trapped ion systems, and
will further enhance AFRL’s research mission. As part of the
contract, IonQ will deliver and set up systems at AFRL’s location
in Rome, N.Y.
“AFRL is seeing incredible achievements on trapped ion quantum
systems to enable and grow US quantum technology, the innovation
occurring on the frontlines by industry will bring revolutionary
technologies to our warfighters,” said Michael Hayduk, Deputy
Director, Air Force Research Laboratory, Information
Directorate.
This announcement follows an upswing of activity by the U.S.
federal government supporting development of quantum technology,
including Congress’ 2018 creation of the National Quantum
Initiative (NQI), a broad, interagency program which secured
funding for quantum research and development.
“I applaud the Air Force for its work to advance quantum
technology and its applications as they relate to our national
security. Quantum computing is sure to be a game-changing field
that will yield critically important technologies,” said Rep. C.A.
Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.). “We cannot afford to find ourselves
behind China when it comes to the research and development efforts
to enhance military capabilities on the battlefield. This
partnership will leverage the Air Force’s resources and brightest
minds to ensure the United States continues to make great strides
in quantum technology and I was proud to help secure the necessary
funding.”
“Quantum computing is sure to play a key role in the future of
our economy, our global competitiveness, our national security, and
so much more. That’s why I was glad to support federal
participation in this public-private partnership between the Air
Force and Maryland-based IonQ to facilitate their work in building
quantum systems that will help safeguard our nation against
emerging security threats. I will keep working to bring investments
to Maryland that position our state and our nation to be at the
forefront of advanced technologies,” said Sen. Chris Van Hollen
(D-Md.).
“As IonQ’s systems approach 64 algorithmic qubits (#AQ 64) and
usher in the era of enterprise-grade quantum computing, we are
committed to supporting the nation’s security interests. This
partnership will significantly help advance U.S. defense
technologies as quantum computers increasingly become a prevalent
centerpiece of national computing stacks,” said IonQ CEO Peter
Chapman. “This agreement with AFRL will advance quantum
communications, networking, and computing, while continuing our
progress from basic research to directly supporting agency
missions.”
In the second quarter of 2023, IonQ achieved a record-setting
$28 million in bookings. The deal also comes on the heels of a
contract IonQ signed with Switzerland-based QuantumBasel to
establish a European quantum data center.
To learn more about how you can get started on an IonQ system
today, please contact us at: https://ionq.com/get-access.
About IonQ
IonQ, Inc. is a leader in quantum computing, with a proven track
record of innovation and deployment. IonQ’s current generation
quantum computer, IonQ Forte, is the latest in a line of
cutting-edge systems, boasting an industry-leading 29 algorithmic
qubits. Along with record performance, IonQ has defined what it
believes is the best path forward to scale.
IonQ is the only company with its quantum systems available
through the cloud on Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure, and Google
Cloud, as well as through direct API access. IonQ was founded in
2015 by Dr. Christopher Monroe and Dr. Jungsang Kim based on 25
years of pioneering research. To learn more, visit
www.ionq.com.
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available as the result of the partnership; IonQ’s quantum
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IonQ’s quantum computers; the opportunity to test and optimize
novel quantum-enhanced algorithms for computational challenges on
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U.S. government sales, including provisions that allow the
government to unilaterally terminate or modify contracts for
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