Partnership
IonQ x DARPA
IonQ was selected by DARPA for Phase B of the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative and the HARQ Program, reflecting IonQ's leadership in modular quantum computing and scalable networking architectures.
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- Status
- Activeoperating
- Announced
- 2025-01-011.7 years ago
- Active for
- 1.7 years
Who’s involved
IonQ (NYSE: IONQ) is a [trapped-ion quantum computing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_ion_quantum_computer) company headquartered in College Park, Maryland. Founded in 2015 by Dr. Chris Monroe and Dr. Jungsang Kim, IonQ develops full-stack quantum computers and quantum networking, sensing, and security platforms. The company went public via SPAC in October 2021, becoming the first publicly traded pure-play quantum computing company, and has since completed multiple acquisitions including [Oxford Ionics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Ionics), Capella Space, and ID Quantique to expand its quantum platform across computing, networking, sensing, and space applications.
Off-registry parties
- DARPA · co developer
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Sources (3)
- IonQ Q4 2025 Financial Results · https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2025-financial-results
- https://www.ionq.com/news/ionq-advances-to-stage-b-of-darpas-quantum-benchmarking-initiative-qbi
- https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/quantum-benchmarking-initiative/stage-b-selection
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