Army quantum technology challenge 2023

Hosted by the Robotic and Autonomous Systems Implementation & Coordination Office (RICO), the Army Quantum Technology Roadmap outlines Army’s aim to build sovereign capability and leverage Australian research to gain and retain an early quantum advantage.

As part of this journey, Army is challenging Australian industry and academia to identify the most disruptive applications of quantum technology.

Army’s Quantum Technology Challenge (QTC) is a series of technology challenges that sees world-leading quantum scientists and engineers competing to show how quantum technologies can solve important Army problems and deliver unprecedented capabilities.

QTC 2023 Challenge Statement

QTC 2023 participants will demonstrate cutting-edge technology that responds to one of the following themes:

Theme 1: How quantum computers may be disrupted to assess their vulnerability and understand how they may be protected.

Theme 2: If networking quantum sensors via quantum communications can enhance their use in subterranean sensing and imaging, and the location of electromagnetic emitters.

Theme 3: If quantum sensors can enhance the monitoring of complex land systems for better failure avoidance, compliance and performance.

The solutions pitched by QTC teams will help Army assess the advantages offered by quantum technologies and will frame future opportunities to develop their technology.

  QTC 2023 Exhibitors

  • CSIRO
  • Grey and Green
  • Infleqtion
  • KPMG / RMIT

  • Thaum
  • University of Melbourne / CSIRO
  • University of Queensland 

  QTC Alumni

  • Monash Optical Magnetotmetry
  • STS
  • University of Melbourne / CSIRO
  • University of Western Australia /
    University of Queensland 
  • University of Melbourne /
    RMIT / Phasor Innovation