PrivateFounded 2015🇩🇪Gilching, GermanyCEO Florian Seibel & Sven Kruck (co-CEOs)
Quantum Systems is a Gilching-based dual-use unmanned-systems company founded in 2015 by former Bundeswehr helicopter pilot Florian Seibel.
Latest update Oct 6, 2026
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It started as a maker of electric VTOL mapping drones and, after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, became one of Europe's main suppliers of software-defined reconnaissance aircraft. Combat-proven Vector AI and backpackable Twister fly alongside Reliant, a Group 3 hybrid-electric long-range VTOL, tied together by MOSAIC UXS. Through Quantum WIY Industries it also scales the STRILA interceptor, a 5.7 kg high-speed counter-UAV (techsheet: 415 km/h, 6,000 m). On 4 October 2026 the company said Germany will finance several tens of thousands of those interceptors produced in Ukraine for the winter 2026/2027 aid package; Merz confirmed about 1 billion euros of additional military aid including anti-jet drones but did not name Quantum. A $1.2 billion Series D closed on 2 July 2026 at about $8 billion post-money. The company says it is profitable at double-digit margins, with German press putting 2025 revenue at about 300 million euros, and employs more than 1,700 people across eight countries.
politico.euUpdated Oct 6, 2026
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2026-2027
ATLA selected Quantum on 15 July 2026 for an Early Acquisition Program interceptor-drone evaluation. Watch whether the proof-of-concept produces a Japan Self-Defense Force buy, Quantum's first named Indo-Pacific counter-UAS contract.
2026
The 10 September 2026 XTEND partnership already supports a joint autonomous-systems programme for a European NATO customer, with further demonstrations planned in 2026. That is the first named test of MOSAIC as a sensing-to-strike layer rather than an ISR overlay.
2026-2027
Both vehicles entered NATO-linked sea trials at announcement on 14 September 2026. Watch for a first navy customer, demonstrated UAV launch/recovery from Seavex, and whether the two-month surface endurance and 6,000-metre dive rating show up in independent trials rather than brochures.
2026-2027
Florian Seibel co-founded both companies. After the Series D he told reporters a merger with Stark could happen 'if it makes sense'; a Stark spokesperson said there were no combination plans. Together the two firms are valued well above $10 billion on overlapping European unmanned-systems demand. Watch for a deal, an explicit decision not to merge, or a recce-strike product pairing that stops short of a combination.
End of 2026
Winter 2026/2027
2027
Target2027 (2026 results)
Management has described 2025 revenue of about €300 million with double-digit profitability, and the CFO said at the Series D that a similar growth rate was on track for 2026, which would imply around €600 million. Secondary reports of FT-reviewed documents have cited more than €700 million and about €200 million of EBITDA. An audited or even company-confirmed 2026 print is the test of whether an $8 billion ISR company is earning its multiple.
Summer 2027
The optionally piloted counter-UAS aircraft was unveiled 10 June 2026 and has not flown. Aviation News, covering the ILA debut, reported that Quantum aims to start official flight testing by summer 2027. The product page itself does not post a first-flight date. A first flight would show whether a company built on small eVTOL ISR drones can field a 4-tonne multi-role aircraft.
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Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Kyiv on 4 October that Germany is putting about 1 billion euros of additional military aid on the path, including funds for joint production of anti-jet drones. Quantum Systems said Berlin will finance several tens of thousands of interceptor drones made in Ukraine by Quantum WIY Industries, scaling systems already in operational use as part of the winter 2026/2027 aid package. Merz did not publicly name the manufacturer or a unit count, and Quantum did not publish its share of an envelope that also covers other weapons.
www.bundesregierung.de www.pravda.com.ua kyivindependent.com tech.eu www.cnbc.com
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Silent mid-range eVTOL fixed-wing ISR drone, the current iteration of the combat-proven Vector family. A 2-in-1 airframe that converts without tools into a multicopter (including tethered persistent watch), with dual NVIDIA Jetson Orin boards for onboard detection, classification and tracking, visual-inertial GNSS-denied navigation, and a 60-plus km encrypted datalink. Single-operator setup in under three minutes.
Backpackable short-range eVTOL ISR drone for squad-level reconnaissance. Two-minute setup from a 2-by-2-metre pad, ultra-low acoustic signature, onboard Jetson Orin AI, and a 15 km datalink. Selected as the Bundeswehr ALADIN successor.
Group 3 hybrid-electric VTOL long-range ISR aircraft. Two-person assembly, 10-by-10-metre launch pad, 10-plus hours of endurance and a 160 km datalink, with dual swappable payload bays for EO/IR, laser designation, SAR, SIGINT/EW and SATCOM. July 2026 upgrade raised payload to 9 kg. Open architecture (ROS/Docker) and NATO C2 connectors (TAK, SitaWare, Kropyva).
Optionally piloted light military aircraft for low-altitude counter-UAS, ISR, maritime patrol, SIGINT/EW, light attack and training. Designed from scratch for crewed, remotely piloted or uncrewed use, with MOSAIC UXS as the mission layer and under-wing stations for interceptor drones and precision effectors. Unveiled 10 June 2026 at ILA Berlin.
Open, vendor-agnostic mission software for unmanned systems in the air, on land and at sea. AI planning builds a 3D mission picture and issues autopilot commands; the same stack scales from a handheld controller to a multi-screen operations center and is built to plug into BMS, MGCS and FCAS environments without locking customers to Quantum hardware.
Vehicle-agnostic retrofit that turns heavy tactical and logistics trucks into unmanned or teleoperated assets, descended from Europe's first TÜV-certified autonomous trucking stack. Leader-follower convoys, GNSS-denied driving and remote cabin-off operations, integrated into MOSAIC UXS. Demonstrated on a Daimler Truck Mercedes-Benz Arocs.
Long-endurance unmanned surface vehicle launched 14 September 2026 as Quantum's maritime mission hub. Carries surveillance and counter-drone radars plus EO sensors with onboard AI, launches and recovers UAVs, and docks, recharges and offloads UUVs. Integrated into MOSAIC UXS.
AI-enabled unmanned underwater vehicle for autonomous ISR down to 6,000 metres, with sonar and hydroacoustic sensors and onboard edge processing. Can cruise for up to four days or sit on the seabed in passive watch for weeks, and docks with Seavex for charge and data offload.
Modular high-mobility unmanned ground vehicle for logistics, medevac, recovery, UAV launch/recovery and electronic-warfare payloads. Company specs: up to 750 kg payload, 100 km/h top speed, up to 200 km electric range, MOSAIC UXS integration and GNSS-denied navigation. Unveiled at EnforceTac 2026 in Germany. Not the same product as the MOSAIC Ground Autonomy Kit retrofit for heavy trucks.
WIY STRILA is a high-speed interceptor UAV built to defeat fast, maneuverable aerial targets including Shahed-class loitering munitions and reconnaissance drones. The April 2026 Quantum techsheet lists 5.7 kg take-off weight, up to 700 g payload, 34 km maximum flight range, 15-minute flight time, 415 km/h top speed and 6,000 m maximum altitude, with radar cueing, VTOL launch and operator-in-the-loop intercept. Production is scaled in Ukraine through Quantum WIY Industries and integrates with MOSAIC UXS.
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company statement, 14 September 2026
About €300 million in 2025, per German press agency dpa as reported by The Next Web at the Series D, with the company describing itself as already profitable at double-digit margins. Independent research firm Sacra estimates $330 million of 2025 revenue, up 161% from $124 million in 2024. Secondary reporting of Financial Times-reviewed documents has cited 2026 guidance above €700 million of revenue and about €200 million of EBITDA; Quantum's CFO said in July 2026 that revenue was on track to keep a similar growth rate. None of these figures is an audited group disclosure.
(May 2025), plus €180M Series C extension (Nov 2025) and $1.2B Series D (July 2026)
About €300M per German press/dpa as reported by The Next Web; Sacra independently estimates $330M, up 161% from $124M in 2024. Company says it is profitable at double-digit margins. Not an audited group disclosure.
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Operating status
Scaling interceptor production in Ukraine; Fire Point MoU signed
On 4 Oct 2026 Quantum said Germany will finance several tens of thousands of interceptor drones produced in Ukraine by Quantum WIY Industries for the winter 2026/2027 aid package, scaling systems already in operational use. Merz's Kyiv transcript confirmed about 1 billion euros of additional military aid including joint anti-jet drone production but did not name Quantum or a unit count. The same company release said Quantum signed an MoU with Fire Point at the industry round table with Merz and Zelenskyy. Vector and Twister remain in production on the US product pages; Reliant still lists 9 kg payload and 10-plus hours; PULSE P19, MOSAIC, Seavex/Subvex and MANDRILL product pages were mixed 404s from this environment. No STRILA image is in deployed media.
Tactical ISR aircraft (Vector, Twister, Reliant)
Sales of eVTOL reconnaissance systems to NATO and allied governments, including 619 Vector units for Ukraine financed by Germany as of April 2025, a December 2025 Bundeswehr Twister framework for up to 747 drones, Australia's AUD $90 million LAND 129 Vector award, Spanish Army Vector orders, and Romanian Vector buys including a SAFE-financed follow-on.
MOSAIC UXS software and autonomy kits
Licensing of the multi-domain C2 layer launched June 2025, plus the MOSAIC Ground Autonomy Kit that retrofits heavy trucks. Partner integrations (XTEND strike autonomy, Centum SIGINT payloads) are meant to widen the software attach rate beyond Quantum airframes.
Dual-use eVTOL mapping drones for agriculture, mining, construction and geospatial customers, the original product line before the defence pivot. Still sold, but no longer the growth engine.
Counter-UAS and larger aircraft (PULSE P19, interceptors)
Not yet a material revenue line. PULSE P19 was unveiled June 2026 as an optionally piloted counter-UAS and multi-role aircraft; Japan selected Quantum for an ATLA interceptor-drone proof-of-concept in July 2026; Airbus Helicopters has explored integrating Quantum interceptors on the H145M.
Maritime systems (Seavex, Subvex)
Not yet revenue-generating at announcement. The USV/UUV pair launched 14 September 2026 into NATO-linked sea trials for persistent maritime ISR, infrastructure protection and counter-UAS.
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2026
Signs Fire Point MoU on unmanned and counter-air systems
On 4 October 2026, at the industry round table attended by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Quantum Systems and Ukraine's Fire Point signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop unmanned systems and counter advanced aerial threats, according to Quantum's interceptor press release and Ukrainska Pravda.
Germany funds tens of thousands of interceptors built in Ukraine
On 4 October, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in Kyiv that Germany is putting about 1 billion euros of additional military aid on the path, including funds for joint production of anti-jet drones. Quantum Systems said Berlin will finance several tens of thousands of interceptor drones produced in Ukraine by Quantum WIY Industries, scaling systems already in operational use as part of the winter 2026/2027 aid package. The company did not assign a euro amount to its share of the envelope, which also covers other weapons.
Tallinn office opened and SensusQ intelligence-software firm acquired
Quantum announced a permanent Tallinn office and the acquisition of Estonian intelligence-software firm SensusQ to deepen ISR analytics on NATO's eastern flank, where it already operates in Lithuania. Estonia's Competition Authority had already cleared Quantum-Systems GmbH (HRB 217004) to take control of Sensus Septima OU (reg. 14949989) on 1 June 2026 (decision 5-5/2026-019, published 3 June). The July 10 announcement is the public industrial follow-through after that clearance.
Ukraine National Guard contract for 10 MANDRILL UGVs and 10 unmanned Zetros trucks
Quantum signed a multimillion-euro contract in Kyiv to deliver ten Daimler Truck Zetros trucks fitted with the MOSAIC Ground Autonomy Kit and ten MANDRILL UGVs to Ukraine's National Guard for real-world research and frontline validation, with Daimler Truck Defence as partner. The official PDF gives no delivery date. Janes, covering the same PR on 14 July, also noted no timeline. Militarnyi reported on 9 July that the company said first vehicles would arrive by year-end.
Maritime domain launched with Seavex USV and Subvex UUV
On 14 September 2026 in Sesimbra, Portugal, on the sidelines of a NATO exercise, Quantum launches its maritime line: Seavex, a long-endurance unmanned surface vehicle (up to two months, UAV launch/recovery and UUV docking), and Subvex, an AI-enabled UUV rated to 6,000 metres. Both plug into MOSAIC UXS. The same PR puts headcount above 1,700 across eight countries.
XTEND partnership folds strike autonomy into MOSAIC UXS
On 10 September 2026 Quantum and NYSE-listed XTEND announce that XTEND's XOS operating system and autonomous mission stack will be integrated into MOSAIC UXS, covering sensing, swarming and strike. The companies say the work already supports a joint programme for a European NATO customer.
Huntsville, Alabama R&D office opened
On 24 August 2026 Quantum-Systems Inc. opens a 3,200-square-foot engineering office in Huntsville's Upland Park, next to Cummings Research Park, to put counter-UAS and unmanned-intelligence development closer to US Army and other customers. US CEO Dave Sharpin says counter-UAS work will be centered there.
Reliant upgraded to 9 kg payload with hybrid-electric power
On 27 July 2026 Quantum announces a new Reliant generation: hybrid-electric power, payload up to 9 kg (EO/IR, laser designator, SAR, SIGINT/EW, SATCOM), still assembled by a two-person team and operated from a 10-by-10-metre pad, with an ITAR-free European supply chain.
2026
Founding member of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance
On 16 July 2026 the European Commission names Quantum Systems a founding member of the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance, launched around the Kyiv defence-industry forum. The company points to Quantum Frontline Industries, a European-Ukrainian joint venture under the 'Build with Ukraine' framework, as the industrial model.
Selected for Japan's ATLA counter-UAS proof-of-concept
On 15 July 2026 Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency selects Quantum Systems for a Counter-UAS Proof-of-Concept under ATLA's Early Acquisition Program, evaluating interceptor-drone capabilities for the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
$1.2B Series D at ~$8B; Airbus collaboration deepened
On 2 July 2026 Quantum signs a $1.2 billion Series D co-led by Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent, with BOND, Fidelity, Wellington, A.P. Moller Holding, Elephant Lake Ventures, Balderton and HV Capital, valuing the company at about $8 billion post-money. The company says it is profitable, that its systems flew more than 19,000 Ukraine missions in 2025, and that it will use the capital to industrialise MOSAIC-connected systems across air, land and sea. Airbus Defence and Space agrees to deepen the strategic collaboration in the same announcement.
PULSE P19 optionally piloted aircraft unveiled at ILA Berlin
On 10 June 2026 at ILA Berlin, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz present, Quantum unveils PULSE P19, its first platform designed from the start for crewed, remotely piloted or uncrewed operations. The 4,200 kg military MTOW aircraft is aimed at low-altitude counter-UAS, ISR and maritime patrol, with 11-plus hours of endurance, 2,200-plus km of range on internal fuel, and under-wing stations for interceptor drones.
2025
Bundeswehr Twister framework for up to 747 short-range ISR drones
In December 2025 the Bundestag approves a framework of up to about €85 million for Twister reconnaissance drones as the ALADIN successor, covering as many as 747 systems with a first order of 147.
€180M Series C extension triples valuation above €3B
On 28 November 2025 Balderton leads a €180 million Series C extension that the company says triples its valuation to above €3 billion and brings 2025 fundraising to €340 million. Capital is earmarked for multi-domain expansion and further acquisitions after AirRobot, Nordic Unmanned and AI-pilot specialist Spleenlab.
MOSAIC UXS command-and-control software launched
On 4 June 2025 Quantum Systems commercially launches MOSAIC UXS, an open multi-domain C2 suite meant to plan and fly unmanned systems from Quantum and third-party vendors across air, land and sea, including swarm operations, from a smartphone or a command center.
€160M Series C makes Quantum Europe's first dual-use unicorn
On 6 May 2025 Balderton Capital leads a €160 million Series C with Hensoldt, Airbus Defence and Space, Bullhound Capital, LP&E AG and existing backers including HV Capital, Project A, Peter Thiel, DTCP, Omnes, Airbus Ventures, Porsche SE and Notion, taking total capital raised to €310 million. Headcount is about 550. The company has just acquired AirRobot, making it a UK Ministry of Defence tier-1 supplier, and Nordic Unmanned UK.
2024
Australian Defence Force selects Vector under LAND 129
In July 2024 the Australian Defence Force awards Quantum-Systems Inc. a LAND 129 Phase 4B contract worth AUD $90 million for Vector systems, with deliveries planned from April 2025. Romania also signs that year for 22 Vector systems worth €18.4 million.
2023
€63.6M Series B; first European dual-use company past €100M raised
In October 2023 HV Capital and DTCP lead a €63.6 million Series B with Project A, Thiel Capital, ScaleUp Fonds Bayern, Omnes Capital and Airbus Ventures, taking cumulative funding above €100 million. The same year Vector wins the Bundeswehr FALKE short-range reconnaissance tender for German special forces.
2022
Vector deliveries to Ukraine begin, financed by Germany
After Russia's full-scale invasion, Germany finances Vector reconnaissance drones for Ukraine. Orders grow from 33 systems in August 2022 to 105 in January 2023 and 300 in May 2023. By April 2025 the German government listed 619 Vector systems supplied.
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2015
Founded in Gilching by a former Bundeswehr helicopter pilot
Florian Seibel, a former German armed-forces officer and aerospace researcher at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, leaves his PhD work after patenting an eVTOL drone prototype and founds Quantum-Systems GmbH in January 2015 with Michael Kriegel, Tobias Kloss and Armin Busse. The first products are civilian mapping aircraft.
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$1.2Bdisclosed across 2 rounds with a stated amount
Series A
June 2022
Bayern Kapital (Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2), EIB, existing private investors
Thiel Capital / Project A
October 2022
Thiel Capital, Project A
Series B
October 2023
HV Capital and DTCP (leads), Project A, Thiel Capital, ScaleUp Fonds Bayern, Omnes Capital, Airbus Ventures; cumulative funding above €100M
Series C
May 2025
Balderton Capital (lead), Hensoldt, Airbus Defence and Space, Bullhound Capital, LP&E AG, HV Capital, Project A, Peter Thiel, DTCP, Omnes Capital, Airbus Ventures, Porsche SE, Notion; total raised €310M
Series C extension
November 2025
Balderton Capital (lead); 2025 fundraising total €340M
Series D
July 2026
Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus and Advent (co-leads), BOND, Fidelity Management & Research, Wellington Management, A.P. Moller Holding, Elephant Lake Ventures, Balderton, HV Capital
