{"id":"81d1ffe7-c685-4818-b4c0-58565d1b9ba9","companyId":"c9eae2e4-58a4-427c-ae80-1a1952f27fc8","modelName":"Vector (and Trinity)","slug":"quantum-systems-vector","description":"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.","formFactor":"aerial","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified (fielding - the cleanest of the new-defense set)","value":"Quantum Systems (founded Jan 2015, Gilching/Munich; founder/co-CEO Florian Seibel, ex-Bundeswehr pilot). Germany-financed Vector deliveries to Ukraine: 438 across three orders (2022-2023), rising to 619 Vector supplied by Germany as of Apr 2025; plus 100 Trinity donated. Series C EUR 160M (May 2025, first European dual-use unicorn); EUR 180M round Nov 2025 (~EUR 3B / $3.5B valuation; Balderton-led, backers incl. Thiel Capital, Airbus Ventures, Porsche SE)."},{"label":"Maturity = commercial","value":"Hundreds of units fielded in active combat under government financing (cleanest verified fielding numbers of the new-defense set) plus an established dual-use commercial survey business (Trinity). Clears the gate on fielding evidence alone."},{"label":"AI-substance: moderate / ISR-grade","value":"Vector is genuinely AI-powered ISR (onboard detection/recognition; combat-reported acoustic artillery detection). But it is a RECONNAISSANCE platform - autonomy is ISR/processing-grade, not strike-grade decision autonomy. Lower autonomy ambition than Anduril/Helsing; much of the AI detail rests on company description."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified","value":"A plan to build 400 Vector in Ukraine (announced, not confirmed delivered); EUR 300M (2025) / EUR 500M (2026) revenue + 2026 IPO (projections); depth/independence of Vector's onboard AI (vendor-described)."}],"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)"},"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum-Systems","title":"Quantum Systems (founded 2015, Gilching; Florian Seibel; 619 Vector to Ukraine)","sourceName":"Wikipedia"},{"url":"https://techstartups.com/2025/11/27/german-drone-startup-quantum-systems-triples-valuation-to-3-5b-after-180m-funding-round/","title":"Quantum Systems triples valuation to ~$3.5B after EUR 180M round (Nov 2025)","sourceName":"Tech Startups"},{"url":"https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-systems-160m-unicorn","title":"Quantum Systems hits unicorn status with EUR 160M Series C (May 2025)","sourceName":"Sifted"},{"url":"https://www.defensemirror.com/news/35963/","title":"Germany's Quantum Systems to transfer 100 Trinity surveillance drones to Ukraine","sourceName":"Defense Mirror"}],"aliases":["Quantum Systems Vector","Quantum Vector","Quantum Trinity"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"manufacturerTermForTeleop":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T20:35:04.083Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-03T20:35:04.083Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Product","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/quantum-systems-vector","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/models/quantum-systems-vector","name":"Vector (and Trinity)","alternateName":["Quantum Systems Vector","Quantum Vector","Quantum Trinity"],"description":"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.","identifier":"81d1ffe7-c685-4818-b4c0-58565d1b9ba9","category":"aerial","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}}}