Exploiting Quantum Phenomena to Track Space Objects
Future space domain awareness Raytheon Intelligence & Space studies potential for quantum radars While deep space is vast and mostly empty, the orbits around Earth
October 6, 2020
Future space domain awareness Raytheon Intelligence & Space studies potential for quantum radars While deep space is vast and mostly empty, the orbits around Earth
Q-CTRL’s Founder Pontificates About Pontificating About Quantum Computing (and Quantum Radar) Some good points in Michael Biercuk’s commentary. However, Albert Einstein’s comment, “Logic will get
China’s Quantum Ambitions Running Alongside the U.S. (Almost) Quantum Cryptography in the US-China Tech Race Excerpts and salient points ~ + As I mentioned, the
Arab World Looking to Quantum Computing to Keep Up with Cryptography and Biomedicine. Investing in research and development is only the tip of the iceberg.
Should China be Considered as Having Already Taken the Quantum Leap? A three part series on quantum computing from National Defense periodical online was released
Canada’s Department of National Defence’s All Domain Situational Awareness S&T program is putting up a substantial financial investment to develop a stealth aircraft detecting radar using quantum physics. The anti-stealth quantum radar will alert of the approach of a stealth aircraft without giving the aircraft notice it has been detected. It is hoped the cutting edge system will help fill the coming radar station gap along Canada’s northern border expected circa 2025.
Testimony delivered to the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence leaves the winner of the “decades long marathon to develop a fully functional quantum computer” up in the air. Other testimony stated active research is being conducted on “quantum radar, imaging, and navigation technologies” by the Chinese defense industry. Further details are found in this research piece.
Go back two years to September, 2016, and China’s Electronics Technology Group Corporation’s 14th Institute announced completion of a quantum radar, albeit with a short range of 60 miles (100 km). A microwave beam is used to entangle photons with an optical “idler beam”. The microwave beam is sent from the radar, strikes the stealth target, and returns to the radar site. At the site, the microwave photons are compared with the idler beam photons. Hence, not using radio waves which stealth aircraft are designed to thwart, the photons are capable of providing the position of the stealth aircraft. From this, direction, speed, and other data may be gleaned. It is surmised the radar may be part of the sensor-suite to be carried aboard China’s sub-space airship, Yuanmeng (see image).
