Quentir Quarterly, Q4 2026: NATO, Genesis Q, The Hague and DOE Put Quantum on a Calendar

Four moves put quantum on a calendar this autumn. On 17 September, the Department of Energy announced Genesis Q, a competition of up to $215 million in planned funding, with a $100 million base incentive pool in Phase II for a fault-tolerant machine with at least 100 logical qubits; applications close 19 October. On 25 September, a DOE advisory report proposed 50 to more than 100 logical qubits as targets for 2028. On 29 September, NATO published its Quantum Technology Roadmap, with a Quantum Zero Beacon pilot between Brussels and Mons by the fourth quarter of 2027. And on 5 October, the Dutch government set post-quantum deadlines for its own organizations, running from 2026 to 2035. Below, in three lines each: who it concerns, what was announced, and why it matters.

This is the autumn 2026 issue of Quentir Quarterly, sent to subscribers on 6 October and published here in full. It reads each of the four moves in three lines: who it concerns, what was announced, and why it matters. A short section then reads them together, followed by four recent analyses from the blog and a short tour of what is new on quentir.ai, from Signature Report NO. 4 to the Evidence Registers.