China Tests Out ‘World’s First’ Pocket Quantum Radios for Troops

China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) appears to be moving beyond traditional antennas, turning to quantum sensing to pick up weak radio signals from “tens of kilometers” away.

The PLA shared details of a compact “quantum radio” prototype weighing just over 3 kilograms (6.6 pounds), which was recently tested in a region north of the Great Wall.

Despite being smaller than conventional radio receivers, the quantum-enabled device reportedly matches the performance of comparable systems while remaining light and portable enough for a single soldier to carry and deploy in the field.

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