The AUKUS trilateral security partnership, which involves the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, is now in its third year and is seeking collaboration with Canada, New Zealand and South Korea under its second pillar. Pillar 2 focuses on strengthening cooperation in critical technologies, including cyber capabilities, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and hypersonics, to...
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Australian Army Awards Infleqtion Next Phase of Quantum Technology Exploit Contract
Infleqtion has secured a Phase II quantum technology exploit contract from the Australian Army to participate in the Quantum Technology Challenge at the Land Forces 2024 International Land Defence Exposition and demonstrate its latest quantum hardware and software innovations. Under the contract, Infleqtion will collaborate with the military service and Sydney-based quantum computing company Diraq...
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US Includes Exceptions in Critical Tech Export Controls to Promote International Collaboration
The United States has included exceptions in a new interim final rule introducing worldwide controls on specific items to promote collaboration among its international partners in advancing critical and emerging technologies. The IFR requires submitting license applications for exports, reexports and in-country transfers of quantum computing items, advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, field-effect transistors and additive...
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U.S., Israel Award Grant for Quantum Computing Collaboration
California-based quantum software firm BlueQubit and Israeli hardware developer Quantum Art have secured a $2.2 million grant from the U.S.-Israel BIRD Foundation to advance quantum computing technology. Under a partnership, the two companies will seek to develop and optimize quantum machine learning algorithms and quantum processor configurations over the next two years to accelerate advancements...
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L3Harris Launches Australian Center of Excellence for Electronic Warfare Technology
L3Harris Technologies has opened its new Center of Excellence for Electronic Warfare in Queensland to design and manufacture EW technology for the Australian military. The facility will also support the development of L3Harris’ space, intelligence and cyber products and the delivery of T4 and T7 robots to the Australian Defence Force under the Land-154 program,...
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UK-Israel MOU to Fund Joint Science and Technology Research Projects
The U.K. government said Wednesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel on science and technology research projects with potential access to a $2.1 million fund. The science ministers from both sides met in London for the MOU signing in Whitehall, according to a press statement from the Department for Science, Innovation...