Project Q-ARM Officially Started

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Project Q-ARM officially started on 1st November 2025: a new step towards enabling critical capabilities for the EU Defence.

We are proud to announce the official start of the Project Q-ARM (Quantum Agile and Resilient Military Communications), funded under the European Defence Fund among the Disruptive EDF research actions.

During the 36-months duration of the activities, Q-ARM will develop a comprehensive end-to-end simulator that models quantum satellite to ground station communication with innovative features, combining together different powerful technologies.

The Q-ARM Consortium includes organisations from several EU Member States:

  • AlmavivA Group, as project Coordinator and leader of the technical activities related to PQC, cryptography and blockchain as well as integration
  • Zanasi&Partners, for Defence Stakeholders’ engagement and DCE activities
  • N10GLED, for the space based QKD simulator and the development of the Q-ARM Key Management System
  • HD-INFO, for the development of a hardware physical electronic random number generator
  • Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna Im.Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego, for research and testing of fibre – optics QKD as well as optical QRNG
  • Politechnika Warszawska, for the security analysis of the hybrid PQC+QKD mechanism
  • Defence Research Institute, for the definition of defence requirements
  • Tecoms, for ethics, legal, and IPR
  • Afcea Sofia Chapter, for information security compliance

Check out more info on Q-ARM Project in the EDF factsheet:

Q-ARM Factsheet

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