Security News > 2022 > August > Indian military ready to put long-range quantum key distribution on the line

India's military has celebrated the nation's Independence Day by announcing it will adopt locally developed quantum key distributiontechnology that can operate across distances of 150km.

While the likes of Toshiba offer a commercial service, current implementations such as a network in London span just 32km. India's military announced it has trialled tech that operates over 150km, and now plans to buy it and put it to work.

India's government hasn't said which of those it intends to acquire, but has issued a Request For Proposal for the company's tech and pledged to put it into production.

Doing so may put India's defense forces ahead of other militaries.

India appears not to worry about letting the world know of its intention to acquire QKD capabilities, and some detail of the systems it will employ.

Potential foes India may feel QKD is necessary to deter include neighbouring Pakistan, which stands accused of supporting terrorist proxies to attack India.

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