quantum technologies exploit the fundamental laws of nature to reach the ultimate limits of sensing, imaging, communications and computing. they are diverse, complex, and generally early in technical readiness and demand new ways of thinking about the employment and exploitation of technology. their true capabilities, limitations and most disruptive applications are still being discovered. this combination of disruptive potential, ambiguity and complexity presents both strategic risks and opportunities to land forces. as a result, the australian army finds itself in an accelerating global competition to understand, co-develop and exploit quantum technologies in land operations.