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Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and Xanadu cut jet engine quantum simulation to an hour

Rolls-Royce, Riverlane and Xanadu said their combined quantum classical pipeline cut jet engine airflow simulation times from weeks to under an hour, a speed up of up to 1,000 fold, under UK and Canadian government funding.

Verified AI-drafted Rolls-Royce press release, 28 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not show the workflow running on full scale quantum hardware rather than simulators.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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