Davidson CEO Dale Moore Talks Quantum & the Future of Defense with The Washington Times' Threat Status

Huntsville, Alabama– At the 2025 Space & Missile Defense Symposium in Huntsville, The Washington Times’ Threat Status team interviewed with Davidson President & CEO Dale Moore to discuss how the company is bringing next-generation technology to some of the nation’s toughest defense challenges.

In the interview, Moore outlined Davidson’s core capabilities—spanning quantum computing, software development, AI/ML optimization, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, digital engineering, and supply chain analytics—and how these disciplines converge to strengthen national security.

One focal point of the conversation was Davidson’s partnership with D-Wave Systems. The Advantage2 quantum system, installed on-site at Davidson's Huntsville headquarters, is the only system of its kind in Alabama. Moore explained that D-Wave’s quantum annealing platform, already commercially available and operational, enables exploratory applications in the defense space today—not decades from now.

When asked to explain quantum computing, Moore contrasted it with classical computing’s binary nature: “Classical compute is a zero or a one—it can’t be both at the same time. In the quantum realm, you can operate with zeros and ones simultaneously.” That superpositioning of qubits enables faster, more optimized solutions for certain problem sets, a capability Moore believes will prove transformative in scenarios like missile defense, where decisions must be made at mission-critical speeds.

The discussion also touched on dynamic target assignments—real-time optimization of weapon-to-target pairing in complex threat environments. Moore emphasized that the challenge is not just speed, but data fusion: “How do you fuse the data the right way, and then use it to make a good decision?”

While acknowledging that quantum computing as it applies in the defense space is still maturing, Moore pointed to growing customer interest in experimental use cases and benchmarking against classical systems. “It’s an evolutionary technology,” he said, “but the potential for impact is clear.”

The full conversation offers a closer look at how Davidson is applying innovation to mission-critical problems, and how our team is helping shape the future of defense.

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