Q-CTR founder Michael Biercuk
Business

Sydney quantum startup Q-CTRL bags $38 million US defence contract for GPS-free navigation sensors

- August 28, 2025 2 MIN READ

Quantum infrastructure software startup Q-CTRL has been awarded to contracts worth $38 million (US$24.4m) under the US Department of Defense agency DARPA’s Robust Quantum Sensors (RoQS) program. The funding is for Q-CTRL’s quantum sensing technologies in high-performance military vehicles, in a collaboration with Lockheed Martin. Engaging Q-CTRL’s solution comes as GPS becomes increasingly vulnerable to… Read more »

Quantum Computing

Quantum clock maker QuantXLabs strikes 12 with $2.7 million defence deal

- September 13, 2024 2 MIN READ

Quantum sensors startup QuantX Labs has bagged a $2.7 million deal with the Australian government for optical atomic clocks for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Two contracts will enable partners in the defence pact AUKUS between Australia, the US and UK, to develop position navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities in precision navigation and timing in… Read more »