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IBM and Lockheed Martin to install Quantum System Two at ETH Zurich hub

IBM and Lockheed Martin, via an armasuisse offset agreement, will install Switzerland's first IBM Quantum System Two at ETH Zurich's CSCS in Lugano by end 2026, with IBM operating the machine.

Verified AI-drafted IBM Newsroom press release, 10 September 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish Swiss ownership of the system or any disclosed offset payment figure, only that IBM will host and run a US owned machine on Swiss soil.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. IBM (US-owned) operates under non-EU control; hosting on Swiss soil alone moves no answer. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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