Draft SRIA 2026 overview / Technology roadmaps
Aims for field-deployable, certified quantum sensors in navigation, medicine, industrial testing and defence, with pilot lines, shared testbeds and metrology, less dependence on non-EU components, and KPIs on TRL, use cases, miniaturisation and sourcing.
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Goal by 2035
Lead in quantum sensors through validated, field-deployable and industrially relevant system performance: sensitivity, stability and traceability, robustness, size and power, and advantage benchmarked against classical sensors.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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Goal by 2035
European suppliers should hold a defined share of the EU installed base in named product classes, with less reliance on non-European bottleneck components.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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Goal greatest impact by 2035
Positioning, navigation and timing without satellite navigation is ranked first by impact, ahead of biology and medicine, sensing and testing, exploration and electromagnetic spectrum operations.
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Technologies: Quantum gravimeters and inertial sensors, Quantum magnetometers, Atomic and optical clocks
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Milestone 2030 KPI
At least three sensor classes reach TRL 6–7, with selected priority platforms validated in relevant environments.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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Milestone 2030 KPI
EU-based pilot lines cut foreign component dependency to below 20%, from about 60% of key enabling components sourced outside the EU in 2026.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology, Photonics, lasers and optics
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Milestone 2030 KPI
At least 15 operational use cases across navigation, geophysics, defence and infrastructure.
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Technologies: Quantum gravimeters and inertial sensors, Quantum magnetometers, Atomic and optical clocks
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Milestone 2030 KPI
Prototype miniaturised systems with at least 50% less size, weight and power, and tested integration in selected platforms.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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Goal 2035 KPI
At least 40 scaled use cases with established commercial markets, and several sensor classes at TRL 8–9 with certified deployment and industrial production.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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Goal 2035 KPI
Unified EU certification standards adopted by 100% of European quantum sensing spin-offs and aerospace and defence primes.
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Technologies: Quantum sensing and metrology
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| Objective and indicator | 2026 baseline | 2030 target | 2035 target | Page |
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| Sensor TRL Sensor TRL | TRL baseline established for all priority quantum sensor classes | Selected priority platforms reach TRL 6–7 through validation in relevant environments | Most advanced platforms reach TRL 8–9 as qualified, reliable and deployable systems in operational use | 86 |
| Sensors for magnetic and current mapping in industrial applications Deployment | Show sensitivity and real-world improvement over existing technology | Sensors are deployed in technologies used in industrial applications | Sensors are deployed in technologies used in everyday applications; further technology disruption regarding sensitivity | 86 |
| Standardization and European validation infrastructure (Trust) Certification and validation | Zero EU-wide certification or standardized calibration protocols; qualification is ad-hoc | Multi-partner European testbeds established for standardized environmental and metrological validation | Unified EU certification standards adopted by 100% of European quantum sensing spin-offs and aerospace/defence primes | 86 |
| Supply chain autonomy for critical components (Sovereignty) Sourcing of key enabling components | ~60% of key enabling components (substrates, lasers, detectors) sourced from outside the EU | EU-based pilot lines established, reducing foreign component dependency to <20% | 100% EU-or like-minded sourceable supply chain for major quantum sensing product classes | 86 |
| Integration readiness in complex systems (SWaP-C) Integration | Laboratory-scale systems; limited integration capability; SWaP incompatible with field deployment | Prototype miniaturized systems (≥50% reduction in SWaP); tested integration in selected platforms | Fully integrated systems meeting SWaP-C constraints of aerospace/defence platforms; plug-and-play interoperability; consumer products | 86 |
| Technology maturity (TRL evolution across sensor classes) Sensor classes by TRL | Majority of quantum sensing technologies at TRL 3–5 | At least three sensor classes reaching TRL 6–7 (demonstration in operational environment) | Multiple sensor classes at TRL 8–9 with certified deployment and industrial production | 86 |
| Market deployment and use-case adoption Validated use cases | ≤5 validated use cases; mostly pilot/demonstrator projects | ≥15 operational use cases across sectors (navigation, geophysics, defence, infrastructure) | ≥40 scaled use cases with established commercial markets and recurring demand | 86 |
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Technology hubs: Quantum sensing and metrology, Atomic and optical clocks, Quantum magnetometers, Quantum gravimeters and inertial sensors, Quantum imaging, Colour-centre sensors
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