The Quantum Augmented Network (QuaNET) program seeks to integrate quantum and classical networking approaches to provide quantum physics-based security capabilities to critical network infrastructures.
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Decisive advantage in a contested world
Quantum Edge Starts Here
Quantum isn’t a future concept. It’s becoming a mission requirement. Leidos applies quantum science where it counts: precision sensing, secure communications, and navigation in GPS-denied environments.
We integrate chip-scale photonic technologies into mission platforms—combining mission expertise, calibration, and data fusion to deliver real operational advantage. Through DARPA and DIU programs, we accelerate solutions from prototype to deployment.
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The Leidos Advantage
From research to deployment, we turn emerging science into field-ready capability designed for contested, high-consequence environments.
Mission-Driven, Not Hype-Driven
Leidos focuses on operational advantage, not theory—identifying mission-specific uses for advanced sensing, secure communications, and resilient navigation. We apply advanced science to solve defined requirements with DARPA, DIU, and federal partners.
Integrated at Platform Level
Advanced capability matters only if it works within existing systems. We design chip-scale photonics for direct integration into military platforms and fiber networks—enabling modernization without full replacement, with faster adoption and reduced risk.
From Lab to Field
Moving from prototype to deployment is the real challenge. Through DARPA QuANET and DIU’s Transitioning Quantum Sensors, Leidos shows how advanced technologies can be fielded in contested environments, reducing time from research to deployment.
Built for Contested Environments
Our solutions are engineered for resilience. From precision sensing and magnetic navigation to covert optical communications, we enable operations when GPS is denied, signals are disrupted, or adversaries contest the spectrum.
Secure by Design
Security isn’t an afterthought—it’s foundational. We develop advanced communications and counter-quantum strategies, built on decades of cybersecurity and electronic warfare experience, to protect today’s systems and prepare for emerging threats.
Leading Research Partnerships
Mission-ready innovation requires collaboration. Leidos partners with leading universities, including the University of Maryland, George Mason, and SMU—combining academic research with disciplined integration to move capabilities from theory to mission.
Resilient PNT Without GPS
Through DIU’s Transitioning Quantum Sensors program, Leidos is advancing quantum-enabled sensing to counter GPS disruption. Our integrated solutions support precise navigation and timing in denied environments—helping mission systems operate with confidence when traditional signals are unavailable.
Subsurface Infrastructure Insight
Leidos is developing a drone-based sensor fusion approach combining LiDAR and quantum gravimetry to assess infrastructure above and below the surface. Enabled by integrated photonics, this low-SWaP solution improves detection of structural degradation while reducing inspection cost and complexity.
Compact, High-Band RF Sensing
Through the AIM Photonics QFlex Challenge, Leidos is advancing compact RF sensing using photonic integrated circuits and atomic receivers. This approach reduces size, weight, and power while increasing bandwidth—enabling scalable, fieldable sensing across a wide range of operational environments.
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Quantum technologies harness the properties of light and matter to enable new levels of sensing, secure communications, and timing precision. What was once experimental is now becoming mission-relevant.
Leidos focuses on operational use cases – integrating chip-scale photonic technologies into existing platforms to enhance situational awareness, protect communications at the physical layer, and enable navigation in GPS-denied environments. Our DARPA and DIU work demonstrates the transition from research to deployable capability.
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Traditional positioning, navigation, timing, and communications systems can be disrupted in denied or contested environments. Advanced sensing and secure optical communications provide new ways to operate when GPS is unavailable or signals are compromised.
Leidos engineers integrated solutions that deliver precision sensing, convert communications, and resilient navigation – designed to embed directly into mission platforms without requiring full system redesign.
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While some applications remain in research phases, select capabilities are advancing rapidly toward operational use. The key is identifying mission-specific use cases where measurable advantage can be delivered today.
Leidos accelerates this transition through partnerships with DARPA and DIU, developing scalable, fieldable solutions built on integrated photonics and engineered for real-world environments – not just laboratory conditions.
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Successful adoption depends on systems engineering as much as science. New capabilities must work within established architectures, infrastructure, and security requirements.
Leidos integrates advanced sensing and secure communications directly into military platforms and existing fiber networks. Our integration-first approach reduces risk, shortens fielding timelines, and enables modernization without rebuilding entire systems.
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As advanced technologies evolve, so do potential threats, including future risks to conventional encryption and signal integrity.
Leidos develops both advanced sensing and communications capabilities alongside counter-quantum strategies. Drawing on expertise in cybersecurity and electronic warfare, we help agencies secure future systems while delivering near-term operational advantage.