IonQ advances to Stage C of DARPA quantum benchmarking program under deal worth up to USD 300 million

(AWP Alliance News) - IonQ advanced to Stage C of DARPA's Quantum Benchmarking Initiative, triggering a new agreement with potential value of up to USD 300 million to validate its approach to large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing. The program will run through 2029, with DARPA set to independently verify performance across multiple generations of IonQ's Superion quantum systems.

IonQ said it previously provided prototype hardware data in Stages A and B, which covered its utility-scale concept and a detailed R&D roadmap. The company highlighted its sixth-generation system, Superion 256, as the current platform underpinning its scaling plans.

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