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The experiment will demonstrate a concept called entanglement swapping \u2014 the ability to bring together, or entangle, the quantum states surrounding particles that haven\u2019t previously interacted. The process is required to build expansive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/home\/2023\/10\/31\/nato-eyes-quantum-resistant-encryption-in-5g-drill\/\" target=\"_blank\">hack-resistant networks<\/a> in space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing set out to tackle the entanglement swapping challenge in 2021 with the goal to move as quickly as possible to push quantum technology as far as it could, according to Jay Lowell, chief engineer for disruptive computing, networks and sensors. Through the demonstration, the company hopes to learn more about how to build quantum networks that could prove transformational for a number of industries, including defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe chose a goal that nobody else had accomplished, and we saw no one out there trying to do this,\u201d Lowell told Defense News in a recent interview. \u201cWe knew it needed to be done to get where we want to go, which is the development of global quantum networks that connect sensors and computers around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. government spends about $1 billion each year on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/05\/24\/diu-sees-new-portfolio-deepening-ties-between-labs-commercial-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\">quantum technology development<\/a> through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quantum.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/NQI-Annual-Report-FY2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">National Quantum Initiative<\/a>, which it established in 2018 to help maintain an edge over China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last decade, China has conducted several significant experiments aimed at reaching breakthroughs in quantum networking. In 2016, the country\u2019s Quantum Experiments at Space Scale demo showed that it was possible to establish quantum keys across long distances. In 2022, it followed up that effort with the Jinan-1 launch, generating keys at a much faster rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowell described entanglement swapping as \u201cmore than twice as hard\u201d as key distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom an impact perspective, these are the technologies that we need to validate are going to work in order to have the hope of building the quantum networks we want to build,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The yearlong mission aims to demonstrate entanglement swapping between two sources within a single satellite. Working with its payload and technology partner, HRL Laboratories, Boeing has completed several key design reviews and will run an integrated payload test this month. The payload is slated to be delivered within a year, Lowell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">California-based Astro Digital, which is building the satellite the payload will fly on, will start production of the spacecraft in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s focus throughout design and testing has been to build backups and contingencies into the system to reduce risk of mission failure, Lowell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are only a few things that, if they fail, we\u2019re dead,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re pretty confident that if those few things work, everything else will go fine and we will get very useful information out of this experiment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Q4S is able to demonstrate entanglement swapping within one spacecraft, Boeing\u2019s next target is to develop a multi-satellite experiment to prove the capability works within a small, space-based network. Lowell said the company is exploring government and commercial partnerships for the next phase, but could also build the mission with internal funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q4S and any future experiments are part of a broader emphasis within Boeing on demonstrating new technologies as well as how those capabilities fit within the company\u2019s existing portfolio, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe better we do that, the easier it is for our customers to understand the context of what it is that they\u2019re getting in a way that\u2019s recognizable to them,\u201d Lowell said. \u201cThe better conceived the demonstration is, the closer it allows the customer to see the vision that we have and to start sharing in that vision or even pull us along further towards their vision.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the effort, Boeing hopes to learn more about how to build quantum networks that could prove 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