"'Beam Me Up:' Nation's First Quantum Drone Provides Unrivaled Security"

Florida Atlantic University's (FAU) Warner A. Miller, Ph.D., together with Qubitekk and L3Harris, is leading the US in efforts to deliver the first drone-based, mobile quantum network to smoothly maneuver around buildings, inclement weather, and terrain and quickly adjust to changing environments. The US Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) entrusted FAU to develop the project in collaboration with Qubitekk, a leader in manufacturing entangled photon sources and other hardware for networking quantum processors and sensors. The network consists of a ground station, drones, lasers, and fiber optics to share quantum-secured information. Arthur Herman, Ph.D., senior fellow and director of the Quantum Alliance Initiative at Hudson Institute and one of the nation's top quantum experts in defense, energy, and technology issues, highlighted that this contract award is a significant step forward for creating hack-proof quantum communication networks, which will eventually span the globe, including space. Quantum distribution offers a secure communication method for sending information between shared parties. This article continues to discuss the project on developing the nation's first drone-based mobile quantum network for unhackable wireless communication. 

FAU reports "'Beam Me Up:' Nation's First Quantum Drone Provides Unrivaled Security"