DARPA-Illinois Quantum Proving Ground
Program · Chicago, United States
Planned IL-DARPA partnership at the IQMP for joint investment in infrastructure, prototypes, and test and evaluation toward utility-scale quantum computing.
Recent activity confirmed, checked October 11, 2026.
In context
DARPA-Illinois Quantum Proving Ground is one of 36 programs in Chicago, Illinois listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 707 across the United States.
The registry lists 732 innovation ecosystem organizations in Chicago, Illinois in all.
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