As part of the DISCRETION project, the AIT-KMS was showcased at the defense fair FEINDEF in Madrid. The KMS integrated a mesh network of QKD devices by the university of Aveiro and provided end-to-end keys to Software Defined Radios (SDR) and military grade cipher machines. It also integrated with the SDN solution by the Universidad Politecia de Madrid (UPM), Nextworks and Telefonica.
The presence of QKD technology integrated as a full system into applications in the military context showcases the importance of secure communication in military applications, being at the forefront of threats by other state actors. Therefore it is important this sector adapts the QKD technology to be resistant against threads of the quantum age.