Thales

French technology groups Thales and Bull are joining forces with the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to develop quantum computing software for the French military. The partnership, reported by Clubic, links France's defence electronics giant, its computer maker and the state research body around software for future quantum computers, with implications for national defence capabilities.

Thales, Bull and the CEA are working together on software for quantum computers intended for the French armed forces, according to a report by Clubic. The partnership ties France's major industrial and research players to a defence application of quantum computing, a field where states are racing to build both hardware and the specialised software needed to run it.