Rigetti Computing India P L, a wholly owned subsidiary of Rigetti Computing, Inc. (Nasdaq: RGTI), has received an $8.4 million purchase order to deliver a 108-qubit quantum computer to the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC). C-DAC serves as the premier research and development organization under India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The system is scheduled for deployment in the second half of 2026 and will be installed on-premises at C-DAC’s facility in Bengaluru, marking a significant step in India’s efforts to integrate quantum hardware into its national supercomputing infrastructure.
The 108-qubit system is based on Rigetti’s proprietary chiplet-based architecture, which utilizes superconducting qubits. This modular design approach is central to Rigetti’s scaling strategy, allowing the company to tile multiple smaller chips together to achieve higher qubit counts necessary for future fault-tolerant systems. By choosing an on-premises deployment, C-DAC intends to facilitate hands-on innovation and explore the development of hybrid classical-quantum supercomputing environments. The hardware will also feature Rigetti’s in-house control electronics and superconducting processors manufactured at its dedicated integrated manufacturing facility, Fab-1.
This procurement builds upon a strategic partnership established in September 2025, when Rigetti and C-DAC signed a memorandum of understanding to explore co-developed hybrid systems for government laboratories and academic researchers. For C-DAC, the installation supports its broader Hybrid HPC-Quantum Mission, which focuses on creating a national quantum computing reference facility and developing a full-stack software and middleware layer. The acquisition highlights a growing international trend of national governments prioritizing sovereign, on-premises quantum capabilities to secure their digital infrastructure and accelerate scientific discovery in domains such as materials science and optimization.
Read the official announcement from Rigetti Computing here.
January 20, 2026
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