Q-CTRL Achieves World-First Commercial Quantum Advantage for GPS

More than 1,000 commercial flights are disrupted by GPS jamming every day, most originating from Russia's electronic interference along major European and Middle Eastern flight corridors. An Australian company now says it has solved the crisis with quantum technology, achieving what it calls "actual commercial quantum advantage" — and it's betting the long-awaited computing revolution is only two to three years away. Q-CTRL's quantum-powered navigation systems deliver GPS-like accuracy without relying on satellite signals. "This is the first time since atomic clocks in the 60s and 70s that quantum systems are really delivering a net advantage in a commercially relevant application," Michael Biercuk, Q-CTRL CEO, told Capital Brief. The scale of GPS interference has grown exponentially. In 2024, jamming incidents affecting commercial aviation numbered in the dozens daily.