James Heappey, the UK Minister of the Armed Services, made the comments at the Global Air & Space Chiefs' Conference.
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LONDON—The aircraft on display at the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) this weekend all lack a quantum computing system, and if they cannot quickly take on board the emerging technology when it becomes available they risk becoming obsolete, a UK minister says. “I’m conscious that all of you are...
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