Neil Stansfield is Head of the Knowledge, Innovations and Futures Enterprise at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. He leads the MOD's programme for identifying and harnessing emerging and disruptive technologies.
Neil previously spent 25 years in a range of senior defence and security policy, strategy, and science and technology roles, working across government and the private sector, nationally and internationally.
Quantum technology has the potential to significantly advance UK defence and security in a range of areas, including timing, navigation, and sensing. This could be the second 'quantum revolution' - following that from the first half of the 20th century, …