# Vector (and Trinity): robot model

Canonical ID: `81d1ffe7-c685-4818-b4c0-58565d1b9ba9`

- **Slug:** quantum-systems-vector
- **Form factor:** aerial
- **Maturity stage:** commercial
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **notes:** [object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
- **specs:** Vector: fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR drone (introduced Sept 2020, Auterion flight stack), onboard AI for ISR (incl. acoustic artillery-detection payloads); sold to governments. Trinity (F90+): VTOL fixed-wing mapping/survey drone, foam fuselage, <=700g modular payload, ~90 min endurance; dual-use/commercial-survey oriented.
- **formFactor:** aerial (fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR / mapping drones)

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is 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.

### Who makes Vector (and Trinity)?

Vector (and Trinity) is made by Quantum Systems, based in Gilching, Germany, founded in 2015.

### Where is Vector (and Trinity) deployed?

No verified deployments of Vector (and Trinity) are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

### What is Vector (and Trinity)'s maturity stage?

Vector (and Trinity) is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.


## Sources (4)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum-Systems
2. https://techstartups.com/2025/11/27/german-drone-startup-quantum-systems-triples-valuation-to-3-5b-after-180m-funding-round/
3. https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-systems-160m-unicorn
4. https://www.defensemirror.com/news/35963/

_API: GET /v1/models/81d1ffe7-c685-4818-b4c0-58565d1b9ba9 · canonical URL: /models/quantum-systems-vector_