A group of three US firms is investigating the role quantum computing could play in reshaping the country’s air and missile defense architecture.
D-Wave Quantum, headquartered in California, is working alongside Anduril Industries and Davidson Technologies to explore how quantum-enabled decision-making could enhance missile defense effectiveness.
The collaboration conducted an initial proof-of-concept using Anduril’s defense simulations, Davidson’s operational planning experience, and D-Wave’s Advantage2 quantum computing platform.
Employing D-Wave’s Stride hybrid solver, the team evaluated scalability, solution quality, and response speed in simulated missile-defense scenarios.
The results reportedly showed that quantum-based solutions generated outcomes up to ten times faster than existing systems while delivering a 12 percent improvement in threat mitigation.
In a modeled scenario featuring a coordinated attack of 500 incoming missiles, the quantum-enabled approach successfully neutralized 60 additional threats compared with conventional defensive systems.
