IonQ wins USD 28 million DARPA contract extension to deliver 125 optical atomic clocks

PUBT · 2d ago
IonQ wins USD 28 million DARPA contract extension to deliver 125 optical atomic clocks
  • IONQ won a USD 28 million DARPA contract extension under the It’s About Time program to scale production of Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks.
  • Deal calls for delivery of 125 units to US government customers for mission-critical uses such as radar, secure communications, precision geolocation.
  • Evergreen-05 is a compact 5-liter optical atomic clock; IonQ cited 50-femtosecond stability at one second.
  • IonQ plans USD 15 million of investment in dedicated production space, manufacturing and test equipment, support staff for deliveries.


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