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Investing.com -- IonQ (NYSE:IONQ) stock rose 2.5% after the quantum computing company announced a strategic partnership and investment with Heven AeroTech to develop quantum-enabled drones for national security applications.
The collaboration aims to integrate IonQ’s quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security technologies into Heven’s hydrogen-powered drone platform. This integration is expected to enhance mission resilience, stealth, and operational performance in GPS-denied environments.
Founded in 2019, Virginia-based Heven AeroTech specializes in hydrogen fuel cell propulsion for aerial vehicles. The company’s drones, such as the Heven Z1, can fly up to 600 miles for more than 10 hours, combining long-endurance flight with advanced autonomy and renewable energy-powered stealth capabilities.
The partnership will focus on several joint initiatives, including quantum networking and security to create ultra-secure links between drones, quantum computing to optimize fleet routing and real-time image fusion, and quantum sensing for alternative positioning, navigation, and timing applications.
As part of the agreement, Jordan Shapiro, President and General Manager of IonQ’s Quantum Networking, Sensing & Security division, will join Heven AeroTech’s Board of Directors.
This announcement builds on IonQ’s recent acquisitions of Vector Atomic and Capella Space, furthering the company’s mission to develop a quantum-secure global communications network. It also extends IonQ’s involvement in U.S. defense projects, following four approximately $100 million U.S. Air Force Research Lab contracts secured between 2022 and 2025.
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