oh UK Completed the test phase and first flights in use Quantum navigation What can be changed? GPS. Dubbed “Seamless”, the technology was tested at the Ministry of Defence’s Wiltshire facility.
According to officials, the technology is “impregnable” on planes, avoiding problems such as GPS jamming that disrupts air communications in the context of wars and geopolitical tensions.
basically QuantumThe navigation system is called Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) and was developed by the UK subsidiary of quantum technology company Infleqtion, in partnership with aerospace firm BAE Systems and defense technology contractor QinetiQ.
Testing of QinetiQ’s modified RJ100 Airborne Technology Demonstrator was completed last week at the Ministry of Defense’s (MoD) military aircraft facility at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire.
“From passenger planes to maritime transport, we all depend on accurate, safe and secure navigation systems. The scientific research we’re supporting here into quantum technology could provide the resilience we need to protect our interests,” Science Minister Andrew Griffiths, who was on the last test flight on May 9, said in a statement.
How does it work?
The system consists of Infleqtion’s Tikker optical atomic clock and a tightly defined ultracold atom-based quantum system.
An optical atomic clock uses the frequency of light emitted or absorbed by atoms as they change energy levels to measure time very precisely. At the same time, ultracold quantum systems can calculate the state through measurements of inertial forces acting on atoms in quantum superposition states.
Optical atomic clocks provide the time required for high precision and reliability, while quantum positioning systems provide independent verification of position and motion.
Source: Byte Editorial
