The University of Calgary will lead Canada’s first quantum defence hub under a $20.3-million federal award, the Department of National Defence (DND) announced earlier this month. The money runs two years and pays for a secure site in Calgary where DND, companies and academics can develop and test quantum technology behind a security clearance.
What the hub has been asked to work on should interest anyone who follows satellite navigation. Its priority list includes navigation that works without satellites, detection of GPS spoofing, and quantum-secure communications and timing. Spoofing means broadcasting a false satellite signal to push an aircraft or a ship off its true position. The department says the hub will help the Canadian Armed Forces reduce vulnerabilities “in contested environments, including threats such as GPS spoofing.”
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