As reported on 13 October 2026, the UK government said businesses developing quantum sensors were to share a £50 million package delivered through UK Research and Innovation's Sensing and Positioning, Navigation and Timing competition. The funding was intended to help companies move innovations from early testing toward real-world products. Named projects included MoniRail's railway fault-location monitoring and Siloton's handheld eye scanner, alongside ColdQuanta UK's compact mobile quantum radio system.

The announcement said the funding formed part of a stated aim to make the UK a world leader in quantum sensing by 2030, supported by up to £2 billion investment earlier that year. UKRI also reported a planned £20 million investment in domestic quantum communication capability and an £8 million expansion of its QuEST Apprentices Programme, which aimed to equip 150 apprentices by 2030.