Inside Italian defence tech (2026)
Jul 17
eleQtron was founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the Department of Quantum Optics at the University of Siegen, making it Germany's first commercial quantum computing hardware company. The company develops and operates trapped-ion quantum computers built around its proprietary MAGIC technology — Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling — which replaces the laser control used by most competitors with microwave fields, allowing for more precise, more scalable and cheaper qubit control.
eleQtron was founded in 2020 as a spin-off from the Department of Quantum Optics at the University of Siegen, making it Germany's first commercial quantum computing hardware company. The company develops and operates trapped-ion quantum computers built around its proprietary MAGIC technology — Magnetic Gradient Induced Coupling — which replaces the laser control used by most competitors with microwave fields, allowing for more precise, more scalable and cheaper qubit control.
Deep-tech company building sensors, space systems, robotics, and quantum technology for defence and aerospace applications.
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Builds neutral-atom quantum processors for industrial optimization and simulation. Partners with MBDA on defence optimization and Thales on satellite mission planning, backed by France's Defence Innovation Fund with over €340 million in financing.
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Develops quantum key distribution (QKD) technology providing ultra-secure data communications and quantum networking solutions for critical infrastructure.
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Builds quantum random number generators and randomness processing units that give encryption systems a hardware-verified source of entropy, covering embedded chipsets through to cloud-scale computing.
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