Lockheed Martin advances quantum sensing push, targets real-world platform demonstrations
LMT•Platform demonstrations planned for 2026
Multiple platform demonstrations are planned in 2026 to validate real-world performance ahead of federal quantum capability timelines pointing to 2028.
Quantum sensing work shifts toward deployable systems
Lockheed Martin has shifted its quantum sensing research and development toward deployable systems, targeting navigation, timing and measurement in contested environments.
The work centers on packaging lab-scale quantum sensors into reliable hardware that can operate under vibration, motion and temperature swings.
Defense program advances quantum inertial navigation system
As prime contractor on the Defense Innovation Unit’s Transition of Quantum Sensors program, Lockheed Martin advanced a quantum inertial navigation system intended to augment GPS.
Partners Q-CTRL and AOSense are supporting integration of atom-based motion and orientation sensing for defense platforms.
