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Creotech Quantum signs EUR 2.33 million ESA contract for QKD detectors

Creotech Quantum signed a EUR 2.33 million, 24 month contract with ESA to design and demonstrate superconducting nanowire single photon detectors for QKD ground stations, with EUR 1.2 million of the work allocated to Creotech under the HRQKD project.

Verified AI-drafted Creotech Quantum ESPI regulatory filing via Bankier.pl, 18 September 2026

What it does not test. It does not establish that the detector will move beyond a Technology Readiness Level 5 demonstrator.

How this item counts. Towards autonomy: it changes who made the parts. Binding 2 of 3 (agreed or funded), scale 1 of 3 (small), Verified counts in full: weight +2 of 36 possible. ESA-funded contract for Polish-made QKD photon detectors, EUR2.33m, single firm. 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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