Federal Funding to Fuel NY Quantum Research

Date15th, Mar 2022

Summary:

The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., will receive more than $293 million in funding for fiscal year 2022 to support the Innovare Advancement Center and SkyDome, an indoor unmanned aerial system test facility, marking a $15 million increase over the previous fiscal year. The total includes $10 million for the Quantum Computing Test Bed at the Innovare Advancement Center, $200,000 for testing of unmanned aerial systems at SkyDome, and a $25 million addition to Rome’s budget to enable the development and manufacturing of advanced photonic systems.

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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2022 — The Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., will receive more than $293 million in funding for fiscal year 2022 to support the Innovare Advancement Center and SkyDome, an indoor unmanned aerial system test facility, marking a $15 million increase over the previous fiscal year.

The total includes $10 million for the Quantum Computing Test Bed at the Innovare Advancement Center, $200,000 for testing of unmanned aerial systems at SkyDome, and a $25 million addition to Rome’s budget to enable the development and manufacturing of advanced photonic systems.

Photonics.comMar 2022

GLOSSARY

quantumSmallest amount into which the energy of a wave can be divided. The quantum is proportional to the frequency of the wave. See photon.

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