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Sep 29, 2026
C12 and Thales Develop QuantumTrack for Real-Time Radar Tracking
AI-summarised brief · reviewed before publication
C12 and Thales unveiled QuantumTrack, a hybrid quantum‑classical system that achieves real‑time multi‑target radar tracking. The solution matched the best classical solver’s time‑to‑solution while outperforming quantum annealers by roughly 100× on C12’s Callisto emulator. QuantumTrack earned the 2026 Quantum Effects Award for Quantum Computing Hardware and has reached Technology Readiness Level 5, with a planned TRL 6 demonstration on a physical processor. The partnership aims to deploy the technology in defense radar and unmanned traffic management systems.
💡 Why It Matters
- · By breaking a class‑C problem into quantum‑solvable sub‑tasks, the approach could eliminate the combinatorial bottleneck that limits current radar systems in dense or hostile environments.
