# Vector (and Trinity) at Calw: deployment

Canonical ID: `024096b0-8e6c-4b4e-80a6-0bdb53c3098f`

In September 2023, Quantum Systems won the FALKE tender and signed a framework agreement with BAAINBw (German federal procurement agency) to supply 14 Vector eVTOL reconnaissance UAV systems to the German Special Forces (Kommando Spezialkrafte, KSK) at Calw. The Vector provides vertical take-off and landing reconnaissance capability with up to 180 minutes endurance, 35 km encrypted video datalink range, and resistance to harsh environmental conditions. Delivery of the 14 systems was scheduled to begin at end of 2024. Quantum Systems has subsequently won additional Bundeswehr contracts: a 246M USD framework contract for Twister drones (December 2025) as successor to the ALADIN system.

## Key facts

- **Programme:** FALKE (Framework contract for short-range reconnaissance UAV), BAAINBw award
- **Operator unit:** Kommando Spezialkrafte (KSK), Calw, Baden-Wurttemberg
- **Contract signed:** 26 September 2023
- **Unit count:** 14 Vector UAV systems (initial FALKE order)
- **Delivery:** Began end 2024 per contract schedule

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** quantum-systems-vector-bundeswehr-ksk
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Vector (and Trinity)](/models/quantum-systems-vector.md) (id: `81d1ffe7-c685-4818-b4c0-58565d1b9ba9`)
- **Company:** [Quantum Systems](/companies/quantum-systems.md) (id: `c9eae2e4-58a4-427c-ae80-1a1952f27fc8`)
- **Location:** [Calw](/locations/germany/calw-germany.md) (id: `b6677c71-0fab-4a13-83ac-dc03f8f4854d`)
- **Operator:** [Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces)](/companies/bundeswehr.md) (id: `448d5915-5a90-4304-b99b-a52d4eed5996`)
- **First seen:** 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://quantum-systems.com/quantum-systems-wins-falke-tender/ · 2023-09-27
2. https://www.armyrecognition.com/archives/archives-land-defense/land-defense-2023/german-special-forces-to-get-14-quantum-systems-vector-reconnaissance-drones · 2023-09-28

## Common questions

### What is the Vector (and Trinity) deployment at Calw?

Vector (and Trinity), built by Quantum Systems, is recorded as a deployment at Calw on the DEPLOY registry. Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) operates the deployment.

### Who operates Vector (and Trinity) at Calw?

Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) operates this deployment as a customer of Quantum Systems, the manufacturer of Vector (and Trinity).

### When did the Vector (and Trinity) deployment at Calw go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 26, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Vector (and Trinity) deployment at Calw?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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