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Babcock and Arqit demonstrate quantum-safe encryption for defence comms

UK firms Babcock and Arqit demonstrated quantum-safe encryption across Babcock's layered communications architecture at DVD 2026, sending secure data between a headquarters and a deployed mortar system over 4G, Wi-Fi and satcom links without inline encryptors.

Reported AI-drafted The Quantum Insider, 22 September 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that the UK Ministry of Defence has ordered or fielded the technology.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Single demo only; no MoD order or fielding, so no question moves. 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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