NEC Australia and Quantum Computing firm D-Wave Systems announced they have been selected by the Australian Department of Defence to demonstrate the use of hybrid quantum computing technology to solve a “last mile resupply” problem. The technology optimises how autonomous vehicles are used to resupply army forces from a central base.
NEC Australia and D-Wave were selected via a competitive proposal process. NEC and D-Wave entered into an agreement in November 2019 to accelerate the use of quantum computing by working with customers to develop applications. This is NEC’s first quantum computing application use-case developed outside Japan.
NEC Australia is an enterprise managed services company with expertise in working across state, federal and defence customer environments. Its customer base includes the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Australian Parliamentary Services, and Department of Defence. D-Wave is the leader in quantum systems, software and services....MORE
