The Pentagon has started Farseer, a Defense Innovation Unit project built around advanced quantum sensors and atomic clocks. Synchronization is critical for communications as well as for military systems functioning in air, ground, maritime, space, and cyberspace domains. Quantum sensors can detect extremely small changes in physical conditions, while advanced clocks can keep far more precise time than many traditional alternatives. Their new work will include co-designing future quantum technology rather than limiting the relationship to manufacturing individual components. IonQ has said users of its technology have recorded performance as high as 20 times that of earlier quantum systems.