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17/08/22 06:10 AM IST

Quantum Communication Technology

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  • India is all set to join the league of global leaders with indigenous and more advanced Quantum Communication technology in order to equip its Armed Forces with high end Defence.
About QKD 
  • QKD is a secure communication technology that allows two parties to generate a shared secret key which can be used to encrypt and decrypt messages.
  • Quantum computing takes advantage of the strange ability of subatomic particles to exist in more than one state at any time. Due to the way the tiniest of particles behave, operations can be done much more quickly and use less energy than classical computers.
  • Under the aegis of Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) – Defence Innovation Organisation (DIO), the QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based Deep Tech Start-up, has broken distance barriers by innovating advanced secured communication through Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) systems.
  • The project was curated by iDEX-DIO with Indian Army.
About iDEX
  • It is an initiative by the government (launched in 2018) to contribute to the modernization of the Defense Industry.
  • It aims to promote innovation and technology development in Defense and Aerospace by engaging with Industries, MSMEs, start-ups, individual innovators, R&D institutes & academia
  • It will be funded by the Defense Innovation Organization (DIO) (under the Ministry of Defence).
Source- PIB 

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