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Quantum Systems

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German autonomous defense drone manufacturer developing software-defined autonomous aerial systems for multi-domain operations.

Track Quantum Systems
Founded
2015
HQ
Munich, Germany
Status
private (~EUR 3B / $3.5B valuation, Nov 2025)

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Quantum Systems: 3 models, 10 deployments across 5 regions, $1.5B raised. 5 sources back the record.

Regulatory status1 DIU Blue UAS listing

Quantum Systems holds 1 DIU Blue UAS listing, per the DEPLOY registry.

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CategoryDrones

Appears inMilitary & defense drones

Funding

$1.5B

Models

3

Deployments

10

Employees

1.6k

Overview

German autonomous defense drone manufacturer developing software-defined autonomous aerial systems for multi-domain operations. Raised $1.2B in Series D funding at an $8B valuation, backed by Blackstone, Airbus, and Advent.

Verified record

Verified deployments
10 deployments on file
Active incidents
None on file

Valuation of record

DEPLOY VERIFIED
$8B (reported, approximate)as of Jul 2026

Priced roundSeries D post-money

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Key facts

Fundingsee investors →

$1.2B Series D at $8B valuation (July 2026)

Investorssee investors →

Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, Advent (co-leads)

Product Focus

Autonomous AI-piloted drones for defense and security; software-defined multi-domain systems (air, land, sea)

Data & sources

News coverage

1

Web sources

4

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Models (3)

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Current platform

MANDRILL

Modular high-mobility unmanned ground vehicle engineered for high-speed, heavy-duty missions in contested and GNSS-denied environments. Features 124-mile electric range. Designed for integration with MOSAIC UXS for multi-domain operations. Ukraine contract for 10 units signed July 2026.

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Current platform

Vector

Autonomous reconnaissance drone from Quantum Systems for defense and security applications. It is an aerial drone designed for physical AI applications. Key specifications include Manufacturer: Quantum Systems, Type: Drone/UAV, Maturity: Commercially available.

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Current platform

Vector (and Trinity)

Quantum Systems, founded in January 2015 in Gilching near Munich by former Bundeswehr helicopter pilot Florian Seibel, makes fixed-wing vertical-takeoff tactical reconnaissance and mapping drones. Its Vector is a fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR drone introduced in September 2020 on the Auterion flight stack, with onboard AI for intelligence work including combat-reported acoustic artillery-detection payloads and sold to governments, while its Trinity is a more dual-use foam-fuselage mapping and survey drone with up to ninety minutes of endurance. Its fielding is the cleanest of the new-defense set: Germany-financed Vector deliveries to Ukraine reached 619 units by April 2025, up from 438 across three orders in 2022 and 2023, alongside 100 donated Trinity drones, and the company raised a 160-million-euro Series C in May 2025 to become the first European dual-use unicorn, followed by a 180-million-euro round in November 2025 at roughly a 3-billion-euro, 3.5-billion-dollar valuation led by Balderton with backers including Thiel Capital, Airbus Ventures, and Porsche SE. The registry records it at commercial maturity on the strength of hundreds of units fielded in active combat under government financing plus an established commercial survey business. On AI substance the Vector is genuinely AI-powered ISR with concrete capabilities like acoustic artillery detection, but it is a reconnaissance platform whose autonomy is processing-grade rather than strike-grade, a lower autonomy ambition than Anduril or Helsing and much of it company-described. A plan to build 400 Vector drones in Ukraine, revenue projections of 300 to 500 million euro, and a possible 2026 IPO are recorded as claimed but not verified.

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Partnerships

Every company Quantum Systems has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

2 total2 just announced

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1Parrot1× joint1 total
  2. 2Waseda University Humanoid Lab1× joint1 total

Most recent

Relationships

PParrotCo-developerWWaseda University Humanoid LabCo-developerBBONDInvestorBBalderton CapitalInvestorHHV CapitalInvestorAAirbus VenturesInvestorAAdvent InternationalInvestorBBlackstoneInvestorWWellington ManagementInvestorHHensoldtInvestor

Claims ledger

Public, dated claims by Quantum Systems, each tracked against the evidence. Status is a DEPLOY assessment from primary sources: verified means an independent source confirms it; contradicted means one refutes it; open means the outcome is not yet determinable. Every entry keeps its verbatim quote and source so you can check the call yourself.

Claim Integrity: 100% (2 of 2 resolved claims verified; 3 tracked)
  • VerifiedCapacity · claimed 2026-07-02
    “Quantum Systems secures $1.2B Series D funding”

    $1.2B Series D confirmed in earlier research session. Quantum Systems is a German drone manufacturer. The funding round is one of the largest in European drone history.

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  • OpenCapacity · claimed 2026-07-02
    “Quantum Systems expanding production capacity”

    The $1.2B Series D funding is expected to fund production scaling. Specific production targets and timelines not yet announced. https://www.quantum-systems.com/

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  • VerifiedCustomer · claimed 2026-01-01
    “Quantum Systems drones deployed for reconnaissance and ISR”

    Quantum Systems Vector and Scorpion drones deployed in Ukraine and with German military. The company has secured defense contracts. https://www.quantum-systems.com/

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Explainers

Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Quantum Systems, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.

What is an autonomous drone?
An autonomous drone is an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) whose flight is directed by onboard AI + autonomy stack rather than continuous human remote-piloting. Per DEPLOY's framework, the cohort splits across three classes with distinct verification anchors: new-defense (Anduril Roadrunner/Fury/Ghost/Bolt + Helsing HX-2/HF-1 + Shield AI V-BAT + Quantum Systems + Neros); legacy-prime (General Atomics MQ-9 lifecycle); commercial-civilian (Skydio + Zipline + Wing + Matternet + Brinc + Wingcopter + XAG + Percepto + Flytrex). Gating events split by class: BVLOS regulatory clearance for commercial; DoD contracts + fielded systems for defense. Editorial discipline: remotely-piloted-vs-autonomous honesty matters; MQ-9 + TB2 + Neros Archer are recorded as remotely-piloted, not autonomous. The framework resists 'drone = AI' inflation.Read the full explainer →
What is Quantum Systems Vector?
Quantum Systems Vector is a German VTOL fixed-wing reconnaissance drone; Munich-based Quantum Systems is the maker. 619 Vector fielded Ukraine per Agent A primary-source verification (April 2025 government tally; cap-flagged against later figures). ~$3.5B valuation November 2025 per Agent A. ISR-grade AI, NOT strike-grade autonomy; operator-supervised mission execution. Per DEPLOY's autonomous drones cluster framework, Quantum Systems extends the international new-defense aerial cohort alongside Helsing (HX-2 + HF-1); reconnaissance + targeting mission profile distinct from Helsing's strike + ISR positioning.Read the full explainer →

Current leadership (4)

Founders (1)

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Former / Previously (1)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Quantum Systems.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

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Operator customers (1)

Recent coverage

Quantum Systems in third-party press

Quantum-Systems Opens Huntsville, Alabama Outpost

Aug 25, 2026

Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand drone production and deployments

Jul 6, 2026

Quantum Systems Doubles Valuation to $8B in New Round

Jul 3, 2026

Peers

99 peers across 1 segment. Every Quantum Systems competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.

drone(99)

57 companies in this segment · moderately_concentrated (HHI 1809.2177305910177) · leader Anduril Industries at 3057%