# IonQ Awarded $7.5 Million Follow-On Funding from AFRL to Advance Full-Stack Quantum Networking

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- Published: 2026-10-27T11:00:00+00:00
- Category: Business
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COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world’s leading full-stack quantum platform and foundry, today announced it has received $7.5 million in follow-on funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). The Phase 2 contract expands upon the first-generation quantum network IonQ previously delivered in Rome, New York. The collaboration explores key optical, hardware, and s

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