IonQ Forms IonQ Federal to Strengthen Quantum Advantage for U.S. Government and Allies

Robert Cardillo from IonQ announced the formation of IonQ Federal, a dedicated unit designed to accelerate the deployment of the company’s quantum computing and networking technologies to U.S. government agencies and allied partners. The initiative follows IonQ’s recent $100 million contract with the United States Air Force Research Laboratory and its ambition to deliver 2 million qubits by 2030, a scale that could deliver 20‑fold performance gains for applications ranging from drug discovery to national security. By unifying its government‑facing quantum initiatives under IonQ Federal, the company aims to provide public value at speed and scale, strengthening interoperability standards and addressing some of the most complex problem sets faced by national security programmes.

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