Emergingby GlyphIonQ filed an 8-K: completed an acquisition or disposition; sold unregistered shares
SEC Form 8-K, items 2.01, 3.02.
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25 events
Nov 2026
Oct 2026
IonQ filed an 8-K: entered a material agreement; sold unregistered shares
SEC Form 8-K, items 1.01, 3.02.
SEC EDGAR
Sep 2026
NIST-Developed Quantum Sensors Improve Nuclear Monitoring
New X-ray measurements will allow scientists to more accurately monitor nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities.
NIST news
Infleqtion and Cisco partner on networked quantum technology
The deal pairs Infleqtion's neutral atom computers and sensors with Cisco's networking stack.
infleqtion.com
SandboxAQ flies AQNav on Northrop Grumman's Lumberjack drone
The test was the first reported magnetic navigation flight on an attritable drone.
sandboxaq.com
Aug 2026
Q-CTRL demonstrates GPS-free gravimetric navigation at sea
A maritime field trial used quantum gravity sensing to navigate without GPS.
q-ctrl.com
DARPA selects IonQ to produce optical atomic clocks
A $28 million extension under It's About Time covers 125 Evergreen-05 optical clocks.
investors.ionq.com
Jul 2026
Q-CTRL quantum navigation gets safety-of-flight qualification
Ironstone Opal met the RTCA DO-160 airworthiness standard, shown at Farnborough.
q-ctrl.com
Jun 2026
IonQ launches Clavis XG Multiplex QKD
The system lets quantum and classical traffic share existing metro fiber.
ionq.com
Apr 2026
IonQ photonically links two trapped ion quantum computers
IonQ and AFRL connected two independent quantum systems using photonic entanglement.
ionq.com
Feb 2026
IonQ deploys Romania's national QKD network
RoNaQCI is one of the largest operational quantum key distribution networks in Europe.
ionq.com
Dec 2025
Quantum Corridor and Toshiba run QKD across state lines on live fiber
Quantum keys passed over a commercial metro network linking Chicago and northwest Indiana.
toshiba.eu
Nov 2025
SandboxAQ joins the DIU Transition of Quantum Sensing program
SandboxAQ will develop magnetic navigation systems with the Defense Innovation Unit.
sandboxaq.com
Geneva launches a citywide quantum network
IonQ, CERN, the University of Geneva and Rolex partner on a dedicated quantum network over city fiber.
investors.ionq.com
Sep 2025
IonQ agrees to acquire Vector Atomic
The all-stock deal adds optical atomic clocks, gravimeters and inertial sensors to IonQ.
investors.ionq.com
Jul 2025
NIST aluminum ion clock sets accuracy record
NIST's quantum logic clock reached a systematic uncertainty of 5.5 x 10^-19.
nist.gov
Jun 2025
Nu Quantum unveils a rack-mounted Quantum Networking Unit
The QNU distributes entanglement between quantum computers inside data centers.
nu-quantum.com
Orange and Toshiba launch a commercial quantum-safe network in Paris
Orange Quantum Defender combines Toshiba QKD with post quantum cryptography for enterprises.
toshiba.eu
May 2025
IonQ completes acquisition of a controlling stake in ID Quantique
IonQ took control of the Geneva QKD and quantum detection maker.
investors.ionq.com
Apr 2025
Toshiba runs coherent quantum communication over 254 km of German telecom fiber
Twin-field QKD worked over deployed commercial fiber using standard semiconductor hardware.
nature.com
Mar 2025
Chinese microsatellite runs real-time QKD between distant ground stations
A Nature paper reports real-time quantum key distribution via a microsatellite and small ground stations.
nature.com
Toshiba adds post quantum cryptography to its QKD systems
Toshiba QKD systems now natively include the new PQC standard for layered network security.
toshiba.eu
Sep 2024
JILA links a thorium nuclear transition to an atomic clock
Researchers measured the thorium-229 nuclear transition against a strontium clock, a step toward nuclear clocks.
nist.gov
Jun 2024
SandboxAQ launches AQNav magnetic navigation
AQNav uses quantum sensors and AI to navigate by Earth's magnetic field when GNSS is jammed.
sandboxaq.com
May 2024
Harvard and AWS entangle quantum memories across Boston fiber
Two nuclear spin memories were entangled over a 35 km deployed fiber loop in the Boston area.
nature.com