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Back to Company SearchTerra Quantum Falcon Inc.
Address
44 TEHAMA ST STE 301SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105-3110
USA
UEI: P216Y7JXBMM6
Number of Employees: 20
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
SBIR/STTR Involvement
Year of first award: 2024
1
Phase I Awards
1
Phase II Awards
100%
Conversion Rate
$74,941
Phase I Dollars
$1,249,842
Phase II Dollars
$1,324,783
Total Awarded
Awards
Ultra-Secure, Post-Quantum Communications and Encryptions (US-PQC/E)
Amount: $1,249,842 Topic: AFX245-PCSO1
Terra Quantum Falcon (TQF) is developing an advanced technology solution for quantum-secure communications which is designed for Special Operations Forces (SOF) and forward-deployed units operating in denied, degraded, intermittent, and low-bandwidth (DDIL) environments. By adapting its commercially deployed Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms, TQF is addressing the urgent need for infrastructure-free, resilient, and ultra-secure encryption in contested environments where traditional communication methods are insufficient. Under this Follow-On Phase II, TQF is focused on optimizing its PQC libraries for low-resource environments, ensuring secure operations even in the presence of adversarial threats such as jamming, replay attacks, and protocol exploitation. The key development efforts proposed by TQF include: (1) Optimizing PQC for Low-Resource EnvironmentsTQF will enhance lattice-based key exchange (Kyber), hash-based authentication (SPHINCS+), and hybrid encryption schemes to minimize computational overhead, memory usage, and power consumption, making them viable for SOF and forward-deployed operations. (2) Ensuring Secure Communications in Contested EnvironmentsTQF will simulate real-world cyber threats and network degradation scenarios to validate the resilience of its PQC-enhanced solutions. These tests will ensure that encrypted channels remain secure even under active disruption. (3) Developing Lightweight Key Exchange ProtocolsTo support operations in disconnected or partially connected environments, TQF will explore decentralized authentication mechanisms, reducing reliance on centralized key servers and simplifying cryptographic handshake processes. (4) Implementing Intrusion Detection and Adaptive Security MechanismsTQF will integrate behavioral anomaly detection models to identify adversarial tampering, unauthorized key usage, and side-channel attacks. Dynamic cryptographic adaptation will allow systems to switch PQC algorithms, adjust security levels, and modify key rotation schedules in response to detected threats. By combining efficient PQC implementations with adaptive security measures, TQF is developing a next-generation cryptographic framework that ensures secure communications and cyber resilience for SOF and forward-deployed units. These advancements will provide the U.S. Air Force with a key enabling technology capability to protect mission-critical data against both current and future quantum-enabled cyber threats.
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase II
2025
DOW
USAF
Quantum Ultra-Secure Long-Range Communications
Amount: $74,941 Topic: AFX245-PCSO1
With more than 12,000 cyber incidents which the DoD has experienced since 2015 and the advent of quantum computing and future deployment of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC), the DAF and DoD will be exposed to risks of yet unforeseen magnitude. Adversaries with quantum capabilities may be able to decrypt unclassified, classified, or sensitive information, potentially targeting U.S. military operations. Specifically, CRQCs will provide enough stability and sufficient quantum bits (qubits) to perform certain mathematical algorithms exponentially faster, enabling to attack and crack classical state-of-the-art (SoA) cryptographic systems, disrupting operations, compromising sensitive data, and posing significant risks to the national security of the United States. Therefore, there is a critical need for the DAF to accelerate the immediate development and integration of critical quantum security programs, to advance cybersecurity readiness against its would-be adversaries, prevent and eradicate ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ cyberattacks, ultimately safeguarding US national security interests now and in the future. In this SBIR Phase I project, Terra Quantum Falcon will study the feasibility of developing a quantum ultra-secure long-range communication network to address the DAF’s national Defense-related mission need in the area of quantum-secure transmission of sensitive data over long distances. We propose a modified solution for ultra-secure long-range communications based on quantum cryptography in which we will combine the best of QKD, true randomness via quantum random number generators (QRNG), and quantum cryptography to secure communication between devices and systems. Our proposed solution is developed based on Terra Quantum Falcon’s profound expertise in cyber security, post-quantum cryptography (PQC), and quantum cryptography. Some of our team’s highlights include, but are not limited to, the world record in quantum cryptography for transmission of quantum cryptography keys (QKD) over a distance of 40,000 km, end-to-end physical line control for global communications by means of Secure Network Solutions, and multiple internationally recognized patents in quantum computing, PQC, and quantum cryptography. We have the potential to commercialize the proposed solution for a quantum ultra-secure long-range communication network due to our track record in quantum computing, PQC and quantum cryptography. Characteristics that de-risk our ability to commercialize the proposed solution include our team’s scientific merit with three Ph.D.s in quantum computing, mathematics, and aerospace engineering, and more than 20 international patents which have been granted in quantum computing and cryptography, amongst others.
Tagged as:
SBIR
Phase I
2024
DOW
USAF