Diffraqtion Raises More Than $10M for Quantum Camera Development
THE SO WHAT
Diffraqtion’s $10M+ round from Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio for quantum cameras shows defense and space sensing are early commercial beachheads for quantum imaging. If you build in aerospace or ISR, assume higher-resolution, low-SNR sensing is coming and revisit what “undetectable” or “low-observable” really means.
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