IBM today announced a sweeping $150 billion investment plan to strengthen American innovation and leadership in advanced computing over the next five years, including more than $30 billion in research and development to advance and continue its American manufacturing of mainframe and quantum computers.
The move reinforces IBM’s commitment to American manufacturing, with a strong focus on expanding its capabilities in mainframe and quantum computing — two critical pillars for national security and economic competitiveness.
“Technology doesn’t just build the future — it defines it,” said Arvind Krishna, IBM chairman, president, and CEO.
IBM’s legacy of powering major American milestones, from the Social Security system to the Apollo Program, continues today in Poughkeepsie, New York, where Big Blue claims its American-built mainframes underpin more than 70% of the world’s transactional value.
Equally significant is IBM’s commitment to quantum computing, a technology poised to redefine the global technology landscape. IBM operates a large fleet of quantum computers and continues to design, build, and assemble these systems domestically. Quantum advancements promise to solve complex problems beyond the reach of classical computing, with profound implications for national security, cryptography, and industrial innovation.
IBM’s Quantum Network, which connects nearly 300 Fortune 500 companies, national labs, universities, and startups, already has over 600,000 active users. By expanding this footprint, IBM aims to bolster U.S. leadership in quantum research while safeguarding the technologies critical to future economic and defense capabilities.
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