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NATO releases Quantum Technology roadmap
29 September 2026
2 MIN READ
NATO is stepping up its work with Allies, industry and the research community to ensure that the Alliance is “quantum-ready”.
On 30 July 2026, Allies approved a quantum technology roadmap to accelerate the understanding, adoption and integration of quantum technologies across NATO and Allied armed forces, and mitigate potential disruptive risks stemming from strategic competition.
A public summary of the roadmap is released on Tuesday (29 September) - read the roadmap.
The roadmap builds on NATO’s Quantum Strategy approved in 2023, and focuses on quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. How quantum technologies interplay with other dual-use technologies such as AI, Space or Next Generation Communication Networks will also be at the centre of NATO’s work.
The Transatlantic Quantum Community (TQC) and its Industry Network will play an important role to support the implementation of activities identified in the roadmap through close cooperation with both industry and academia.
The TQC last met in Washington D.C. on 24-25 September 2026. Discussions focused on how advances in quantum computing could affect secure communications, critical infrastructure, intelligence, strategic stability and crisis decision-making. They also addressed the implications of AI-Quantum convergence for defence and security. Furthermore, they explored how to harness quantum technologies for Positioning and Navigation (PNT), and sensing, notably in light of the Questor 26 experimentation campaign conducted by the NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) and the TQC Industry Network in La Spezia, Italy, early this month.
The TQC also welcomed Belgium and Bulgaria, who officially joined 22 other Allies and six partner nations participating in the community.
On 12 May 2026, the Netherlands became the Chair of the TQC for one year, with Canada as Vice-Chair. Established in 2024, the TQC is a non-binding informal community of quantum experts from national governments, industry, academia, funding bodies, and research institutions.