Q-CTRL also develops quantum infrastructure software. EDGE said it sees quantum sensing and navigation as increasingly important for autonomous and uncrewed systems, particularly where satellite navigation is unavailable or deliberately denied.
“Quantum technologies are moving from the laboratory into real-world applications, and our investment in Q-CTRL positions EDGE in one of the most important and fast-developing areas of advanced technology,” said Rodrigo Torres, EDGE’s president and group chief financial officer. “EDGE can build, buy, partner and invest at the same time, and strategic investments like this keep us close to the technologies that will define future capability.”
EDGE said the investment complements its work in artificial intelligence, autonomy and resilient navigation. In a recent UAE Navy demonstration with allied forces, uncrewed surface vessels, counter-drone systems and anti-jamming technology operated together in a single mission.
