--- title: NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure... description: NATO published a Quantum Technology Roadmap that turns its 2023 quantum strategy into a schedule of deadlines across military testing, secure communications,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure Communications | daily.dev og:description: NATO published a Quantum Technology Roadmap that turns its 2023 quantum strategy into a schedule of deadlines across military testing, secure communications,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WqQN2Qzpc.png og:image:alt: NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure Communications 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. # NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure Communications **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary NATO published a Quantum Technology Roadmap that turns its 2023 quantum strategy into a schedule of deadlines across military testing, secure communications, standards and training. Key milestones include quantum sensing sea trials (QUESTOR project) in 2026-2027, an initial military pilot evaluation report in early 2027, and a quantum-resilient communications pilot (Quantum Zero Beacon Project) linking NATO headquarters in Brussels with SHAPE in Mons by the end of 2027. The roadmap also calls for post-quantum cryptography adoption, an industry-readiness study, a standardization specialist team, and training modules, while stopping short of committing to broad operational deployment on a fixed timetable or disclosing an overall budget. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What are the key deadlines in NATO's quantum technology roadmap released in 2026? NATO's Quantum Technology Roadmap sets quantum sensing sea trials (QUESTOR project) for 2026 and 2027, an initial military pilot evaluation report due in the first quarter of 2027, a quantum-resilient communications pilot between Brussels and Mons by the end of 2027, and an alliance quantum standards roadmap by the third quarter of 2029. It does not disclose an overall budget or a timetable for fully equipping allied forces. _Teams tracking post-quantum cryptography timelines can follow policy shifts like this one on daily.dev._ ### What is the Quantum Zero Beacon Project NATO is running? It is a pilot project establishing a quantum-resilient communications link between NATO headquarters in Brussels and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, meant to demonstrate and validate a practical route toward quantum-resilient communications. It carries a fourth-quarter 2027 milestone, though the public summary does not disclose its technical architecture, performance targets, or rollout scope beyond the pilot. _Anyone evaluating quantum-resilient networking pilots can track how programs like this evolve on daily.dev._ ### When is NATO adopting post-quantum cryptography standards across its networks? NATO lists post-quantum cryptography standards work as ongoing, with the next update to its action plan for responding to the quantum threat to cryptography scheduled for the third quarter of 2027. An industry-readiness study by the NATO Industrial Advisory Group, assessing supplier preparedness for quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions, is due in the second quarter of 2027. _Engineers planning migrations to post-quantum cryptography can watch how large organizations sequence rollouts via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Türkiye Lays Out a National Quantum Roadmap, Naming 85 Priority Technologies Across Computing, Sensing and Communication](https://daily.dev/posts/t-rkiye-lays-out-a-national-quantum-roadmap-naming-85-priority-technologies-across-computing-sensi-spwfi9lel) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Netherlands’s Quantum Strategy Sets 2035 Goals, Links Industry Growth to Cybersecurity](https://daily.dev/posts/netherlands-s-quantum-strategy-sets-2035-goals-links-industry-growth-to-cybersecurity-83oyx0ncs) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why US companies must be ready for quantum by 2030: A practical roadmap](https://daily.dev/posts/why-us-companies-must-be-ready-for-quantum-by-2030-a-practical-roadmap-rvifprppd) · CSO Online · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [When Will You Be Required To Be Quantum Safe?](https://daily.dev/posts/when-will-you-be-required-to-be-quantum-safe--artkh1ork) · Security Boulevard · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#quantum-computing](https://daily.dev/tags/quantum-computing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc) ```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":"NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure Communications","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T09:10:04.994Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T09:10:28.406Z","description":"NATO published a Quantum Technology Roadmap that turns its 2023 quantum strategy into a schedule of deadlines across military testing, secure communications,...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f3174b2e042345c98334ffa7e444595c?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f3174b2e042345c98334ffa7e444595c?_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/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"quantum-computing","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@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":"NATO Sets Quantum Roadmap For Military Trials And Secure Communications"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/nato-sets-quantum-roadmap-for-military-trials-and-secure-communications-wqqn2qzpc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What are the key deadlines in NATO's quantum technology roadmap released in 2026?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NATO's Quantum Technology Roadmap sets quantum sensing sea trials (QUESTOR project) for 2026 and 2027, an initial military pilot evaluation report due in the first quarter of 2027, a quantum-resilient communications pilot between Brussels and Mons by the end of 2027, and an alliance quantum standards roadmap by the third quarter of 2029. It does not disclose an overall budget or a timetable for fully equipping allied forces. Teams tracking post-quantum cryptography timelines can follow policy shifts like this one on daily.dev."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the Quantum Zero Beacon Project NATO is running?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It is a pilot project establishing a quantum-resilient communications link between NATO headquarters in Brussels and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, meant to demonstrate and validate a practical route toward quantum-resilient communications. It carries a fourth-quarter 2027 milestone, though the public summary does not disclose its technical architecture, performance targets, or rollout scope beyond the pilot. Anyone evaluating quantum-resilient networking pilots can track how programs like this evolve on daily.dev."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"When is NATO adopting post-quantum cryptography standards across its networks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"NATO lists post-quantum cryptography standards work as ongoing, with the next update to its action plan for responding to the quantum threat to cryptography scheduled for the third quarter of 2027. An industry-readiness study by the NATO Industrial Advisory Group, assessing supplier preparedness for quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions, is due in the second quarter of 2027. Engineers planning migrations to post-quantum cryptography can watch how large organizations sequence rollouts via daily.dev."}}]} ```