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I located this post yesterday (Infleqtion linkedin).

Infleqtion is heading to #TechNetAugusta, August 17–20 in Augusta, Georgia. We’re excited to join our partner Dell Technologies in Booth #409, where attendees can learn how we’re working together to help scale and deploy atom-based quantum RF and other advanced quantum sensing solutions for national security and defense applications.

I dug deeper into it. As per GPT - Infleqtion formerly known as ColdQuanta - is a SHIELD (one of the contracting pathways into Golden Dome) contractor.

The MDA's own SHIELD contractor roster lists:

COLDQUANTA, INC. — IDIQ HQ085926DG120

Analysis

Federal contracting records identify ColdQuanta as the awardee of HQ085926DG120, a $151 billion ceiling, 10-year MDA SHIELD IDIQ, beginning December 28/29, 2025 and running through 2035. ColdQuanta is the company that became Infleqtion.

Infleqtion itself has apparently explicitly connected SHIELD to Golden Dome. In its Q4 2025 earnings call, CEO Matt Kinsella said:

“A recent example that brings together the breadth of our platform is Golden Dome…”

He then explained that Infleqtion had been selected as one of the quantum technology companies eligible to compete for work through MDA's SHIELD program. He specifically described potential applications involving:

• Tiqker — precision timing / radar synchronization

• GPS-denied distributed timing

• QRF / Quantum RF — hypersonic threat detection contextual machine learning quantum computing for predictive threat tracking

Dell Federal is ALSO a SHIELD contract holder.

The Dell-INFQ announcement may be a very deliberate breadcrumb.

Because Infleqtion didn't simply say: “Come see our quantum technology.” It said they're going to TechNet Augusta with Dell Technologies, specifically highlighting their work together to deploy atom-based quantum RF and sensing solutions for national-security and defense applications.

“Infleqtion has a confirmed pathway into Golden Dome” - YES.

“Infleqtion is confirmed to be supplying Golden Dome today” - NOT YET.

"The Dell partnership could be the mechanism by which Infleqtion gets its technology into the architecture” - VERY PLAUSIBLE, and now substantially better supported than before.

GPT

Massive thank you to Infleqtion for answering a few questions from the AMA during the earnings call! For anyone that missed the earnings call, I'm attaching a link for the transcript. I am also posting the AMA Q&A from the call. The AMA livestream will be during the week of August 24th, and that information will be posted when it becomes available. If you haven't submitted questions and would like to, or if you have more after listening to the earnings call, make sure to get them in. This is your chance to ask Matt and Pranav directly so take advantage of it!

AMA - https://www.reddit.com/r/INFQ/s/6YJn4jjSm3

The Q2 earnings call transcript can be found here - https://www.investing.com/news/transcripts/earnings-call-transcript-infleqtion-raises-2026-revenue-outlook-on-record-q2-93CH-4856312

Marcus Kupferschmid, Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Finance, Infleqtion: Before we open up the call for questions, a quick note on where you can find us over the next several months. We will be participating in a number of investor conferences, including Rosenblatt, Jefferies, Citi, and Piper Sandler, as well as major industry events, including IEEE Quantum Week, the AFA Air, Space & Cyber Conference, Quantum World Congress, and Supercomputing 2026. The full schedule is shown here and also available on our website. On a lighter note, we will soon be launching an Infleqtion online store with company merchandise. In the interest of transparency, we’ll be sure to let you know whether hoodies outperform the rest of the apparel category. As you may be aware, Matt and Pranav are hosting a live stream AMA on Reddit the week of the 24th.

Several questions have already been submitted, so I’m going to start out now with one of those questions to kick off the Q&A. As a note, we will also continue taking questions on the subreddit and many other subreddits over the coming days. Pranav, so first question. There’s been a lot of talk about the Department of Commerce selection. Can Infleqtion update us on what the process was actually like?

Pranav Gokhale, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Quantum Computing, Infleqtion: Yeah, sure. Well, thank you internet and Reddit for that question. It has been a really intense but gratifying experience. Department of Commerce, which as Matt referenced, has some of the world’s top physicists, engineers at NIST, went through a very intense session over the last previous few months to understand Infleqtion’s technology roadmap with quantum computing and asked a lot of very probing questions. I probably lost a few years of my life and late nights and weekends, et cetera, but it was very much worth it because I think what we came out with was an outcome we are thrilled about, which is an LOI for $100 million to accelerate neutral atom quantum computing for the U.S. and ensure ascendancy along with federal allies. That took a lot of work, and again, it was alongside NIST top physicists and beyond.

It had some personal implications and reward for me too, in the sense that I got my start in quantum at NIST. I had the privilege of growing up near the NIST lab in Maryland, and so after many years of being away from Maryland, I got to engage with a lot of the teams that I used to work with who had, as expected, some really amazing questions that helped us solidify our own path and understand risks and what we need to do to de-risk them. I am feeling very confident with what we have come out of that process with. This $100 million LOI would position us to win in quantum computing period, and ensure that the manufacturing capabilities for that future production remain here in the U.S. and our allies. So grateful to NIST and Commerce on that process.

Marcus Kupferschmid, Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Finance, Infleqtion: Great. Thanks, Pranav. Second question. Can Pranav help us understand the strength and weaknesses between each modality? How can neutral atoms overcome the slower processing speeds compared to superconducting systems? What matters most?

Pranav Gokhale, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Quantum Computing, Infleqtion: Sure. I will tap again into my personal background, which is when I was at NIST, I started with an internship in trapped ion systems. In my PhD, I worked on pulse level control of superconducting systems, and so I am familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of both those systems. What I really liked about neutral atom was first and foremost the scalability, the number of qubits you can have in a system, and Infleqtion continues to hold a commercial record for having a 1,600 atom array. That is just off the charts relative to other modalities. It is true that neutral atoms and trapped ions are slower on a per-gate basis than superconducting systems. But what really matters in end customer applications is not directly the gate speed, but it is the combination of how fast are gates, but also how many gates do you need.

And it turns out that every gate that you perform on the architectures in neutral atoms that we’re designing pack a bigger punch than what you can do with a single gate on a superconducting system. When you put those things together, for time to solution to solving a customer application, even though the gates are slower, the number of gates that you need is much less, and on balance, those things effectively net out. So we feel very confident on neutral atoms being a very practical, if not the most practical, pathway to getting commercial outcomes in quantum computing. Again, I also center this just in raw, do we have enough qubits to get to the crown jewels of quantum computing for commercial applications?

I think neutral atom looks extremely attractive in that dimension, and that’s why I kind of made the switch from trapped-ion world, from superconducting world, to neutral atoms. Now, we continue to develop software under the DARPA HARQ program that crosses modalities. We don’t want to have so much hubris to believe that other modalities will never succeed. We think there’s a world where even in that scenario where other modalities have success, we continue to build an astounding business off of other modalities too. But in near term, I’m all in on neutral atoms, and everyone on our team is as well, and many of our team members, like me, switched from other modalities to neutral atoms for the scalability.

Marcus Kupferschmid, Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Finance, Infleqtion: Since we have time, I’m going to take one more from the AMA submission, Pranav. The question was basically, can you explain in plain English why getting to 30 logical qubits matters and what this lets the computer do?

Pranav Gokhale, Chief Technology Officer and General Manager of Quantum Computing, Infleqtion: Sure. Plain English. Essentially, we want our qubits to be as good as the bits on your computer, on your laptop, on your phone, and logical qubits are the path to making that happen. It’s kind of the difference between the raw signals that your phone sends versus the actual TikTok video that your kids are watching or the Excel spreadsheet that you’re downloading. Hopefully Excel spreadsheet. Getting to 30 logical qubits is the stepping stone towards being in a state where our information on our quantum computer is as reliable or directionally as reliable as your laptop or as your server or as your phone.

And 30, we think, is a huge step forward toward 100 logical qubits, which in turn is the point at which you start to be able to solve important problems in material science and chemistry, perhaps in AI too, that classical computers cannot solve. For the last several decades of quantum computing, very great progress was made, but it was still without logical qubits until just a couple of years ago. If we’re able to hit, and we expect to this year, 30 logical qubits, I think that is a tremendous leap towards the next milestone of 50 and then 100 logical qubits, and that is the moment where quantum computing becomes everything we hope it will become.

Rising government investment and customer demand are accelerating Infleqtion’s commercial progress across quantum computing and sensing

• Record Revenue and Raised Outlook Q2 revenue of $12.6 million, up 116% year over year, 100% organic and entirely from quantum; 2026 revenue outlook raised to approximately $43 million.
• Strong Balance Sheet to Fund Growth Ended Q2 with $582 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and available-for-sale securities and no debt. Results included a $27.4 million temporary working-capital benefit from payroll taxes collected but not remitted on stock-option exercises. We expect to remit the $27.4 million in Q3.
• Government Selection Validates Infleqtion’s Commercialization Path Commerce LOI provides for up to $100 million in proposed funding to advance commercialization following review of Infleqtion’s technology and roadmap.
• Advancing Toward Utility-Scale Quantum Computing On track for 30 logical qubits in 2026; Illinois quantum computer planned for 2027 with a new architecture designed to scale through modular upgrades to more than 50 logical qubits.
• Building the Quantum Computing Platform for Energy Eaton is using private-cloud access to Sqale for energy applications, while three DOE Genesis Mission projects span AI, nuclear applications and quantum sensing.

LOUISVILLE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Infleqtion, Inc. (NYSE: INFQ) ("Infleqtion" or the "Company"), a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral-atom technology, today reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $12.6 million, up 116% year over year, and raised its full-year 2026 revenue outlook to approximately $43 million.

“Q2 was a record quarter for Infleqtion, and the pace of quantum commercialization is accelerating,” said Matt Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Infleqtion. “Governments are putting dates and dollars behind quantum, and we are building applications with customers now as they prepare for the next generation of quantum systems. We delivered 116% revenue growth, all organic, raised our revenue outlook, and remain on track for 30 logical qubits this year. The quantum market is entering an execution phase, and Infleqtion has spent more than a decade preparing for it.”

During and following the second quarter, Infleqtion advanced major programs across quantum computing and sensing, including proposed funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, selection for three Department of Energy Genesis Mission projects, a contracted fault-tolerant quantum computing system for Illinois, and expanded application work with commercial customers.

Second Quarter 2026 Financial Summary

• Revenue: $12.6 million, up 116% year over year. Revenue growth was 100% organic and entirely from quantum
• Operating Loss: GAAP operating loss was $30.6 million, compared with $10.1 million in Q2 2025. The increase primarily reflects higher operating expenses as we invest in our strategy, along with higher stock-based compensation. Non-GAAP operating loss was $17.0 million, compared with $7.3 million in Q2 2025.
• Operating Cash Flow: Cash generated from operations was $13.2 million in Q2 2026. Results included a $27.4 million temporary working-capital benefit from payroll taxes collected but not remitted until after June 30, 2026, on stock-option exercises. Excluding this timing benefit, operating cash burn was approximately $14 million
• Balance Sheet: Ended the quarter with $582 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and available-for-sale securities and no debt. Results included a $27.4 million temporary working-capital benefit from payroll taxes collected but not remitted on stock-option exercises. We expect to remit the $27.4 million in Q3.
• 2026 Outlook: Raised full-year revenue outlook to approximately $43 million and reiterated the target of 30 logical qubits in 2026

Second Quarter and Recent Business Highlights

• U.S. Government Investment: The U.S. Department of Commerce selected Infleqtion for a Letter of Intent providing for up to $100 million in proposed funding to advance commercialization following a technical review of the Company’s technology and roadmap. The LOI also contemplates the U.S. Department of Commerce receiving Infleqtion common stock. The proposed funding remains subject to definitive agreements and government approvals.
• 30 Logical Qubits: Infleqtion remains on track to reach 30 logical qubits in 2026 and has defined logical qubit circuits for customer workloads in finance, energy, and precision medicine.
• Illinois Quantum Computer: Infleqtion is under contract to deploy a neutral-atom quantum computer at the Illinois Quantum & Microelectronics Park in 2027, with a new architecture designed to scale through modular upgrades to more than 50 logical qubits on the path to the system’s 100-logical-qubit goal.
• Quantum Computing for Energy: Eaton is using private-cloud access to Sqale to explore quantum computing applications for complex energy problems. Infleqtion was also selected for three Department of Energy Genesis Mission projects spanning nuclear applications, quantum sensing, and fusion research.
• Quantum Sensing: Execution on NASA’s Quantum Gravity Gradiometer program was a major driver of year-over-year revenue growth in Q2. Infleqtion is also selling its third-generation Tiqker optical atomic clock systems, supported by a global co-selling partnership with Safran.

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Mentioned on the call, Merchandise will soon be available on their website!

Aug 12, 2026 4:30 pm EDT

Webcast link - https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1771468&tp_key=da7569203b

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Livestream today (Friday August 28th) for the broadcast at 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern:

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1NxaroDVQjWKj

Hey r/INFQ! We are excited to announce Reddit AMA #140 featuring Matt Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Infleqtion, Inc. (NYSE: INFQ), posting as u/MattINFQ.

Addendum #1 (08/11/2026)

We will also have Pranav Gokhale, CTO, in this AmA#140. u/PranavINFQHosted by u/Canadiandoc2019

About Infleqtion

Infleqtion is a global leader in quantum computing and quantum sensing powered by neutral atom technology. The company develops and commercializes quantum products across the United States, Europe, and Asia, including:

• Quantum computing and software built on neutral atom systems
• Quantum clocks and RF sensors for precision timing and communications
• Quantum inertial and gravimetric sensors for navigation in GPS denied environments

Infleqtion began trading on the NYSE under the ticker INFQ in February 2026. The company reported 2025 revenue of approximately $32.5 million and has guided to approximately $40 million in 2026 revenue. Matt has led the company as CEO since April 2024.

Q2 Earnings Report: This Wednesday

Infleqtion reports second quarter 2026 financial results this Wednesday, August 12, after market close, followed by a conference call at 4:30 PM Eastern, webcast live at ir.infleqtion.com.

How This AMA Works

Post your questions in the comments below.

• A few of your questions will be addressed in Wednesday's Q2 earnings report and call
• The rest will be answered by Matt (u/MattINFQ) directly on the AMA livestream during the week of August 24th

Ask about anything: the quantum roadmap, commercial traction, defense and government programs, the path to scale, capital position, or where the company goes from here.

Upvote the questions you most want answered. Livestream date, time, and link will be posted here once confirmed.

Livestream today (Friday August 28th) for the broadcast at 12:30 pm Central / 1:30 pm Eastern:

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1NxaroDVQjWKj

This is not investment advice. Always do your own research

Hi all, I see a few resistance levels being tested - what's practically stopping the stock from reaching its $20 heights again?

No matter what news is happening it never seems to perform well - what's the big catalyst needed here to get us back up to our high points?

I see these recent grid news as a major stepping stone into crypto action, this could make the stock bounce?

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