--- title: Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy... description: Infleqtion ran its Tiqker optical atomic clock aboard the US Navy support vessel RV Merlin for more than two weeks during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P)... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise | daily.dev og:description: Infleqtion ran its Tiqker optical atomic clock aboard the US Navy support vessel RV Merlin for more than two weeks during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P)... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8lss8EW09.png og:image:alt: Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Infleqtion ran its Tiqker optical atomic clock aboard the US Navy support vessel RV Merlin for more than two weeks during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P) exercise in the Southern California operating area. The test, which also supported the BARB-26 subsea warfare exercise, exposed Tiqker to large temperature swings and sustained vibration at sea. Infleqtion says the compact optical atomic clock can provide independent timing for naval communications, radar and other onboard systems when GPS is unavailable, jammed or spoofed. The demonstration builds on Tiqker's previous trials, including a 2025 deployment aboard the UK Royal Navy's XV Excalibur uncrewed submarine testbed and 2024 flight trials aboard QinetiQ's RJ100 Airborne Technology Demonstrator. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Infleqtion's Tiqker optical atomic clock used for? Tiqker is a compact, rugged optical atomic clock that uses precise optical atomic transitions to provide a stable timing reference independent of GPS. It can support synchronization of naval communications, radar and other onboard systems when GPS signals are unavailable, jammed, or spoofed. It was tested aboard the US Navy support vessel RV Merlin for over two weeks during the Maritime Big Play Pacific exercise. _Anyone tracking GPS-independent timing tech can follow Tiqker's maritime trials on daily.dev._ ### Has an optical atomic clock been tested on military platforms before? Yes, Infleqtion's Tiqker clock has been tested across multiple military platforms. It ran continuously aboard the UK Royal Navy's uncrewed submarine testbed XV Excalibur during multiple dives in 2025, and it completed flight trials in 2024 aboard QinetiQ's RJ100 Airborne Technology Demonstrator with BAE Systems. Most recently it operated for two weeks aboard the US Navy vessel RV Merlin. _Readers following quantum sensing's path into defense hardware can track updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Aquark Augments Networked Radars With Quantum-Based Timing in Trial](https://daily.dev/posts/aquark-augments-networked-radars-with-quantum-based-timing-in-trial-q85y1zvoc) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Technology Used by Optical Atomic Clocks May Jump From Lab to Consumer](https://daily.dev/posts/technology-used-by-optical-atomic-clocks-may-jump-from-lab-to-consumer-kvhdaqak1) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Quantum navigation could solve the military’s GPS jamming problem](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-navigation-could-solve-the-military-s-gps-jamming-problem-ynlm983ku) · MIT Technology Review · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Innovative optical atomic clock could combine single-ion accuracy with multi-ion stability](https://daily.dev/posts/innovative-optical-atomic-clock-could-combine-single-ion-accuracy-with-multi-ion-stability-elkgr9zag) · Phys.org · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T15:14:54.322Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T15:55:16.951Z","description":"Infleqtion ran its Tiqker optical atomic clock aboard the US Navy support vessel RV Merlin for more than two weeks during the Maritime Big Play Pacific (MBP-P)...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/458fa3d2010ffc95779829ee6d3a70e7?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/458fa3d2010ffc95779829ee6d3a70e7?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Quantum Insider","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Quantum Insider","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/7b14a6b34c1b464c9e8a88d9a0dac951","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Quantum Insider","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock During US Navy Exercise"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/infleqtion-tests-optical-atomic-clock-during-us-navy-exercise-8lss8ew09#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Infleqtion's Tiqker optical atomic clock used for?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Tiqker is a compact, rugged optical atomic clock that uses precise optical atomic transitions to provide a stable timing reference independent of GPS. 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