Quantum Application

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiative to Build Sustainable and Long-Term Advantage. Quantum Technology is approaching a tipping point that will determine how quickly it can make an impact. If the United States can stay on pace, many important outcomes for the Department of Defense (DoD) can be realized including robust position, navigation and timing for DoD freedom of operations with precision strike even with contests in spectrum, space, or cyber operations. Also, greatly enhanced capabilities in the spectrum giving the DoD significant advantages for Electronic Warfare (EW), Command, Control, and Communications (C3) and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR). Finally, quantum computation allowing rapid advances in materials and chemistry for advanced energetics, propulsion, and platform coatings, possibly optimization for material properties, logistics, and machine learning. Without deliberately addressing these challenges, we risk slowdown of technological maturity. Two barriers to implementation are: 1) component and supply chain maturity of bleeding edge capability in photonics, including lasers, active light manipulation, light delivery, and packaging; and 2) the relative cost and workforce barrier for one Service or Agency to alone transition this complex and emerging technology for one particular mission while the missions enabled by quantum technology and the workforce are distributed among multiple Defense organizations. This effort’s funding will improve quantum supply chain maturity and accelerate DoD priority quantum technology by overcoming these barriers.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0603330D8Z_3_0400_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
Program adjustments of -$30.710 million in FY 2025 consists of the following: -$4.850 million realignment to PE 0603379D8Z Advanced Technical Integration -$26.000 million was applied to meet DoD overall funding reductions, which were spread to mitigate impact.
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Quantum
  • Directed Energy
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space

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