• IonQ issued a clarification to an earlier release on DARPA’s It’s About Time award for Evergreen-05 optical atomic clocks.
• The amended terms describe a USD 28 million contract extension covering manufacturing development and 25 clocks.
• An unexercised option of USD 30 million would fund 100 additional clocks, lifting potential contract value to USD 58 million for 125 units.

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