# Infleqtion Tests Optical Atomic Clock Aboard Navy Vessel for Two Weeks

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-10-30T18:53:17.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-30T18:53:17.000Z
Section: Technology

> The trial was intended to gather operational data that could inform future naval integration; no Navy purchase or fielding decision was announced.

Infleqtion announced Friday that its Tiqker optical atomic clock ran continuously aboard U.S. Navy support vessel RV Merlin for about two weeks, testing shipboard timing technology during a Southern California exercise.

The demonstration took place during Maritime Big Play Pacific, sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research & Engineering. The exercise involved the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along with partners from Australia and the UK. The trial also supported BARB-26, a Navy exercise focused on subsea and seabed warfare.

The clock continued operating through large temperature changes and sustained vibration. Tiqker is a compact optical atomic clock designed to provide local timing when GPS is unavailable, jammed or spoofed. Potential uses include synchronizing communications, radar and other onboard systems. The announcement included no numerical accuracy or drift results from the trial.

“The Navy needs dependable timing to navigate, communicate and coordinate operations in the field,” CEO Matthew Kinsella said.

The evaluation was intended to collect operational data that could inform future naval integration. No Navy purchase or decision to field the clock was announced.

Earlier Tiqker tests included a 2025 trial aboard the UK Royal Navy’s XV Excalibur uncrewed submarine testbed. In 2024, the clock was tested on QinetiQ’s RJ100 Airborne Technology Demonstrator, with QinetiQ and BAE Systems associated with that work.