Why has the UK's Ministry of Defence bought a quantum computer? The CEO of Orca Computing, which sold the device, says its particular technology could help battlefield tanks crunch through reconnaissance data
The Ministry of Defence has bought a quantum computer in the hope that the technology can be installed in battlefield tanks, says, the CEO of Orca Computing. Orca announced the deal with the MoD this week, but the initial focus is on research and training.
“This device we’re shipping to them certainly won’t do anything a classical computer won’t, and I suppose, in that view, it’s a research tool,” says Murray. “There’s a lot of activity being funded at the moment on upskilling …App + Web
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