The US Navy wants to use quantum computers for war games (and much more)

The uses of quantum devices will help various areas of the US Navy, from defining maintenance schedules to enabling communication that is almost impossible to hack.

The U.S. Navy has a long list of applications for quantum computers, from basic science—understanding corrosion, considered a fleet’s constant enemy—to more intriguing uses such as war games simulationstells the

Even though quantum computers have brought astronomical technological improvements in recent years, are not yet able to perform all of these taskswhich did not stop the military from dreaming of ways to use them.

War game simulations, for example, are not the games they may seem. In fact, this use that the American Navy intends to use aims to create simulation of war situations. And they already exist: The US Naval War College, for example, organizes more than 50 gaming events a year, which are largely dependent on legacy computer programs.

Using quantum algorithms could also improve how the U.S. Navy simulates weather and how it develops “digital twins” of fundamental environmentslike the sea that surrounds its nuclear submarines, he said.

The technology would also allow supply chain optimization and the development of maintenance plans for vessels such as submarines.

Some quantum computing companies are already providing this type of service to e-commerce companies and grocery stores trying to optimize your workers’ schedulesan example of which is .

The Rear Admiral Richard Seif further says that the quantum detectionwhich offers much more precision than classic sensors, could play a role in detection of opposing vessels and help American submarines determine their position without relying on GPS. The US Department of Defense has already invested in the development of quantum sensors.

“We are committed to the axiom that any legacy model that is currently successful will lead to our death if we do not evolve“, says Seif.