Babcock and Arqit demo quantum-safe encryption for defense networks

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Babcock and Arqit demonstrate secure communications network designed to counter future quantum-enabled threats

September 22, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

LONDON, Sept. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence company, has demonstrated its systems integration expertise by securely transferring scenario data using advanced encryption technology from Arqit Quantum Inc, a global leader in quantum-safe encryption, helping safeguard sensitive information from future cyber threats.

Data was collected at one site in Millbrook at DVD 2026, encrypted by Arqit software and securely transmitted to Babcock's Ground Deployed Advanced Mortar System (GDAMS), located at another site at the event.

It demonstrated how critical operational information could be exchanged securely in a layered encryption network between a headquarters and a... More