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Chief of Defence Staff Releases Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework for Tri-Services
The Chief of Defence Staff releases the Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework for the Tri-Services. The framework provides for jointness and integration to prepare for technology-centric warfare and is aligned with the National Quantum Mission for civil-military collaboration.
Military Quantum Mission Policy Framework (Tri-Services):
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | Released by the Chief of Defence Staff |
| Coverage | Applies to the Tri-Services |
| Vision | Jointness and integration among the Tri-Services to achieve technological dominance in future battlefields and prepare for technology-centric warfare |
| Civil-military fusion | Aligned with National Quantum Mission (NQM) and provides for collaboration between civilian research and military applications through dedicated governing bodies |
| Core domains prioritised | Quantum Communication; Quantum Computing; Quantum Sensing & Metrology; Quantum Materials and Devices |
| Quantum Key Distribution | Provides for secure communications; uses the principle of entanglement to create keys that are theoretically unhackable |
| Quantum sensing & metrology | Quantum Radar and Imaging can detect stealth aircraft and submarines invisible to traditional radar |
| Quantum navigation | Quantum sensors can enable high-accuracy navigation in environments where GPS is jammed |
| Intelligence & logistics applications | Quantum algorithms can optimize battlefield logistics, analyze vast SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) datasets, and power autonomous robotic systems through Quantum AI |
| Quantum materials | Development of materials with adaptive properties (e.g., changing camouflage) or extreme durability for aerospace applications |
| Cyber defence | Provides for transitioning to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to safeguard critical infrastructure against future quantum-enabled cyberattacks |
| Quantum technology | Field of physics and engineering that applies principles of quantum mechanics such as superposition and entanglement |
| Quantum mechanics | Explains how extremely small objects simultaneously have characteristics of both particles and waves |
| Superposition | Quantum bits (qubits) can exist in a state of 0, 1, or both simultaneously |
| Entanglement | Phenomenon where two particles become linked; a change in the state of one instantly affects the other, regardless of distance |