DARPA Backs Shoebox-Sized Atomic Clock for Next-Gen Military Systems

A new generation of optical atomic clocks could bring extreme timekeeping precision to military systems in a shoebox-sized package.

IonQ’s Evergreen-05 is designed to deliver 50 femtoseconds of timing stability at one second while maintaining nanosecond-level holdover for up to 10 days.

According to the company, the clock could maintain accuracy with less than one second of timing error over a 30-million-year period.

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