The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies DeltaQuad: 2 models, 6 deployments across 3 regions, $92.0M raised. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Dutch manufacturer of fixed-wing VTOL UAVs headquartered in Duivendrecht, Netherlands. Founded in 2012 by Sander Smeets, DeltaQuad builds the DeltaQuad Evo — a battlefield-proven electric VTOL drone for defense, security, and industrial ISR missions with up to 272 km range and 4+ hour endurance. The company is a key supplier to the Dutch Ministry of Defence and Ukrainian armed forces under the Netherlands' €400M Drone Action Plan.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 6 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundStrategic post-money
Key facts
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Defense
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Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
DeltaQuad Pro
Earlier-generation electric VTOL fixed-wing UAV (introduced 2017) for reconnaissance and cargo missions, with 100 km range and 110-minute flight time. Previously supplied to Ukrainian forces by the UK MoD in 2023.
Current platform
DeltaQuad Evo
Battlefield-proven fixed-wing VTOL UAV with 272 km maximum flight range, 4+ hours flight time, 3kg payload capacity, and dual payload capability. AI-powered autonomy for ISR, surveillance, mapping, and security operations. Auterion-based flight OS. Compatible with MicaSense multispectral and YellowScan LiDAR payloads. Military-grade functionality for armed forces, governments, and enterprises.
Partnerships
Every company DeltaQuad has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Netherlands Ministry of Defence1× joint
- 2VDL Groep1× joint
Most recent
- DeltaQuad x VDL Groep2025-10-16with VDL Groepoperating
- DeltaQuad x Dutch Ministry of Defence2024-10-18with Netherlands Ministry of Defenceoperating
DeltaQuad on the deployment map
View the global map6 verified deployments across 3 regions, newest verified Oct 2024. Explore where DeltaQuad's robots are operating, by place and type.
- operationalDeltaQuad Evo at Ukraine →Ukraine · verified Oct 2024
- operationalDeltaQuad Pro at Kyiv, Ukraine →Ukraine · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDeltaQuad Pro at Tallinn, Estonia →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDeltaQuad Pro at Amsterdam, Netherlands →Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDeltaQuad Pro at Netherlands, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
- operationalDeltaQuad Pro at Germany, Europe →Western Europe · verified Jun 2024
View the full DeltaQuad deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Sander Smeets CEO & Founder, Foundersecondary-verified
- Marcel Woestenburg Chief Operating Officersecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- Sander Smeetscofounderno longer at company
Safety record
No incidents on record for DeltaQuad.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- DeltaQuad6 deployments
Recent coverage
DeltaQuad in third-party press
Peers
99 peers across 1 segment. Every DeltaQuad competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
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57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%
- AEVEX Aerospacedirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- ATL Global Holding AGdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- Aereodirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AeroVironmentdirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AgXeeddirect competitor(inferred)moderate
- AirForestrydirect competitor(inferred)moderate
Financial state
- Total funding
- $92.0M
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company DeltaQuad has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- DeltaQuad x VDL Groep2025-10-16with VDL Groepoperating
- DeltaQuad x Dutch Ministry of Defence2024-10-18with Netherlands Ministry of Defenceoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Netherlands Ministry of Defence1× joint
- 2VDL Groep1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- DeltaQuad x VDL GroepwithVDL Groepmanufacturing2025-10-16operating
- DeltaQuad x Dutch Ministry of DefencewithNetherlands Ministry of Defencedeployment2024-10-18operating
Funding rounds (2)
DeltaQuad’s 2 disclosed rounds, $92M in total, oldest to newest.
- Strategic2026-03-06
$46M(reported) · $368M post
Investors: Parcom (lead), Keen Venture Partners (strategic)
- Other2024-10-18
$46M(reported) · $230M post
Investors: Netherlands Ministry of Defence (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in DeltaQuad’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2026-03-06Strategic raising $46000000
PartnershipDeltaQuad x VDL Groep
2025-10-16DeltaQuad partners with VDL Groep to scale up production of the DeltaQuad Evo VTOL surveillance drone, with additional production lines at VDL's facility in Born, Limburg. Supports the Netherlands' Drone Action Plan and UAV supply to Ukraine.
Funding roundOther funding round
2024-10-18Other raising $46000000
PartnershipDeltaQuad x Dutch Ministry of Defence
2024-10-18Netherlands Ministry of Defence awards DeltaQuad a €42.6M contract to supply reconnaissance drones to Ukraine under the Drone Action Plan. DeltaQuad later signed an LOI (Oct 2025) with the Dutch MoD to scale Evo VTOL UAV production.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 17, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedOct 18, 2024
DeltaQuad Evo at Ukraine
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
DeltaQuad Pro at Tallinn, Estonia
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
DeltaQuad Pro at Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
DeltaQuad Pro at Kyiv, Ukraine
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DeltaQuad.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DeltaQuad from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DeltaQuad and Metis Group Sign Letter of Intent to Strengthen Dutch Electronics Supply Chain for Unmanned Systems
DeltaQuad and Metis Group sign an LOI to explore strategic cooperation in electronics manufacturing for unmanned systems, strengthening the Dutch supply chain.
Dronecode Welcomes DeltaQuad as a Platinum Member
The Dronecode Foundation is excited to announce that DeltaQuad has joined the foundation as a Platinum Member. A leading developer of fixed-wing VTOL UAVs, DeltaQuad designs and…
DeltaQuad Secures Strategic Shareholders to Support Defense UAV Growth
DeltaQuad brings on Parcom and Keen Venture Partners as strategic shareholders to support innovation, scaling, and international expansion of its VTOL fixed-wing UAV platforms.
Dutch Drone Maker DeltaQuad Scales Up Production for Defence and Ukraine
DeltaQuad partners with VDL Groep to scale production of the DeltaQuad Evo, supporting the Netherlands' domestic defence industry and UAV supply to Ukraine under the Drone Action…
DeltaQuad Evo achieves historic 8-Hour flight endurance Milestone
DeltaQuad, with Tulip Tech, set a UAV endurance record of 8 hours with the DeltaQuad Evo using solid-state lithium-metal batteries, covering 500+ km.
Dutch DeltaQuad Will Supply €43 mln Worth of Drones to Ukraine
Netherlands Ministry of Defence awards DeltaQuad a €42.6M contract to supply reconnaissance drones to Ukraine, the first order under the €400M Drone Action Plan.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/deltaquad.md
- RSS feed: /companies/deltaquad/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/82e9a103-d455-4f27-88c7-9d8cc97ec92d
- Revision history: /companies/deltaquad/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- DJI7 models
- Skydio6 models
- SIYI Technology5 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
Video
The new DeltaQuad Pro #VIEW flying a mission using the DeltaQuad Controller. Live HD video up to 50KM range, thermal, and automatic object following. For more
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Quick and dirty look at a QGC test mission with Deltaquad VTOL
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Heat Index
Category contender79/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
DeltaQuad draws attention at the 41st percentile but verifies reality at the 83rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap -41.7, 123rd widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 6 verified deployments. Funded with institutional backing on record. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
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Last computed: Oct 2, 2026