Defence buys quantum processor from SQC

August 26th, 2025

Silicon Quantum Computing has entered a multimillion-dollar contract with Defence that will see it provide an Australian-made quantum machine learning processor to make sense of large datasets.

The Sydney-based startup founded by Michelle Simmons was awarded the contract through the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator’s (ASCA) Emerging and Disruptive Technologies (EDT) program.

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