• Digital Battlespace

  Harris announces US Navy Falcon III Manpack radio order

  23rd May 2014

  Harris Corporation will supply the US Navy with the Falcon III Multi-channel Manpack tactical radio under an initial order announced on 20 May. The radio …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Insitu introduces new version of UAV C2 system

  13th February 2014

  Insitu has released a new version of its small-footprint common command and control system called ICOMC2, designed to enhance the capabilities of the UAV control …

• Naval Warfare

  Selex wins ANZAC-Class frigate communications work

  6th December 2013

  Selex ES will provide and support modernised communications systems for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) eight ANZAC-Class frigates as part of a $188 million contract …

• Military Logistics

  USMC support contract contenders build up

  19th July 2013

  Jacobs Engineering has become the latest in a swathe of companies contracted to provide logistics support to the US Marine Corp Logistics Command (LOGCOM). The …

• Defence Helicopter

  First Australian MH-60R Seahawk Romeo takes flight

  3rd July 2013

  The first MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopter in production for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has completed its first test flight at Sikorsky’s Production Facility in …

• Digital Battlespace

  Sofradir takes on Sagem and Thales IR technologies

  6th December 2012

  Sofradir has signed an agreement with Thales and Sagem to acquire the companies’ infrared (IR) detector technology development and manufacturing facilities. Sofradir, a joint subsidiary …

• Digital Battlespace

  Cobham issued Wideband Global SATCOM contract

  13th August 2012

  Cobham has revealed that it has been awarded a contract to supply electronic systems to Boeing’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite programme. The contract, worth …

• Defence Helicopter

  Northrop Grumman unveils laser-based solution for CIRCM

  10th October 2011

  Northrop Grumman Corporation and Daylight Solutions have announced the successful integration and test of the Solaris Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL)-based system into the Northrop Grumman …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman wins USAF contract

  30th June 2011

  The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to produce millicomputer replacement (MCR) 1553 processors. The 18-month, direct standalone contract is worth …

• Defence Helicopter

  PAS 2011: Cyclone stirs up Paris

  22nd June 2011

  The CH-148 Cyclone may have been a long time coming, but the Canadian Forces are eager to get the type into service, according to service …

• Land Warfare

  Army showcases Quantum Hybrid

  27th May 2011

  Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. announced that the US Army's Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstrated the Clandestine Extended Range Vehicle …

• Defence Helicopter

  Lockheed Martin responds to US Army CIRCM RfP

  23rd May 2011

  Lockheed Martin, along with industry partners DRS Technologies and Daylight Defense, submitted a proposal for the Technology Demonstration phase of the US Army's Common Infrared …

• Military Logistics

  US DoD awards LifePort $45.5m contract

  19th April 2011

  LifePort, Inc. announced today that it had been awarded an IDIQ contract by the Defense Logistics Agency permitting orders up to $45.5 million to provide …

• Military Logistics

  NDIA Logistics: Senior Air Force Leadership Acknowledges ECSS Challenges

  30th March 2011

  In his keynote address before this week’s 27th NDIA Logistics Conference & Exhibition, Gen Norton Schwartz, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, highlighted a …

• Digital Battlespace

  Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint STARS test bed aircraft takes part in demonstration

  18th January 2011

  Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) test bed aircraft recently completed the second of two deployments to Naval Air Station …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector / Scorpion (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]

  Programme Background German Enablement Initiative On 18 April 2024, Quantum-Systems announced that German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck and Ukrainian Minister of Strategic Industry Alexander Kamyshin had opened the ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector / Scorpion [Romania]

  Programme Background On 14 May 2024, Quantum Systems secured a contract valued at €18.4 million ($19.7 million) to supply its Vector drone to the Romanian MoD. ...

• Military UAS - mini

  FALKE (2022-2023) [Germany]

  Background Inception In November 2022, the German Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) published details on its desire to award a ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Twister (Contracted) [Germany]

  Background Broader Agreement On 12 December 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had signed a contract with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Twister (Option) [Germany]

  Background Broader Agreement On 12 December 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had signed a contract with the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector / Scorpion [Netherlands]

  Background Vector delivery On 27 October 2022, Quantum-Systems GmbH announced it had completed the first delivery of its Vector/Scorpion two-in-one system to the Dutch MoD, confirming a ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector [Jordan]

  Methodology PGO and programme status The Quantum Systems Vector drone appears to have been delivered by 2024, meaning the programme is complete and has therefore been ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector / Scorpion (Selected) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background 500 Systems Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Quantum-Systems has provided many drones to Ukraine. Over 400 units have been provided as aid ...

• Medium UGVs

  Termit (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]

  Background The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the effectiveness of UGVs, especially in a logistics and support role. The Termit is a medium UGV that ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector [Spain]

  Background Two tenders On 4 May 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had won two tenders from the Spanish Armed Forces to supply two different UAVs. According ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Linza 3.0 (Ukraine Aid) [Germany]

  Background Build with Ukraine initiative In December 2025, Quantum Systems announced the creation of a German-Ukrainian defence joint venture, “Quantum Frontline Industries”, as part of ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector / Scorpion (Contracted) [Ukraine]

  Programme Background Previous Orders & Donations On 29 March 2022, the US Embassy in Warsaw announced that Quantum Systems had donated an unknown quantity of ...

• Military UAS - mini

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

  Background Requirement The Australian Army identified a need for a small UAS to provide an organic ISR capability to units operating at the tactical level.  ...

• Military UAS - small

  FALKE (2025-2026) [Germany]

  Background Reported Contract According to Bloomberg News, reporting in mid-December 2025, Quantum Systems is set to receive a €210 million ($246 million) contract to deliver ...

• Military UAS - small

  FALKE (2027-2032) [Germany]

  Background Reported Contract According to Bloomberg News, reporting in mid-December 2025, Quantum Systems is set to receive a €210 million ($246 million) contract to deliver ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - small

  Sparta

  Unveiled in mid-2025, the Sparta is a fixed-wing small UAV from Quantum Systems. It is a mothership that can host and launch smaller drones, such ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Twister

  Unveiled at AUSA 2023, the Twister is a mini fixed-wing UAV manufactured by Quantum-Systems. It is an eVTOL drone that performs ISR missions autonomously. It can be ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Trinity Tactical

  The Trinity Tactical is an electrically powered fixed-wing mapping UAV manufactured by Quantum Systems. Based on the commercial Trinity F90+, the UAV is designed to be ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Vector

  Vector is an electric UAS with VTOL capabilities and tiltrotor engines developed by Quantum-Systems. Its 2-in-1 design allows the user to remove the wings and attach ...

• Military UAS - mini

  Linza 3.0

  The Linza 3.0 is a rotary-wing UAV from Quantum Frontline Industries (QFI), a German-Ukrainian joint venture from Quantum Systems and Frontline Robotics. The UAV was first delivered ...

• Military UAS - small

  Reliant

  The Reliant is a small UAV from Quantum Systems that was unveiled at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week Exhibition 2024. The drone has vertical takeoff and ...

• Core systems: image intensifiers

  Artemis

  The Artemis series of LLL cameras embeds a ‘scientific CMOS’ sensor (Fairchild CIS1910F) within an uncooled camera design. The camera features simultaneous strong and weak ...

• EO/IR systems

  Raptor

  The Raptor is a lightweight dual EO/IR stabilised camera turret from NextVision.  It features a 1280x720 resolution EO and IR camera, with 80x and 8x ...

• Medium UGVs

  Termit

  The Termit is a medium UGV developed by Ukraine's Tencore. It is currently in service with the Ukrainian armed forces, with over 3,000 delivered to ...

• Military UAS - MALE

  Pulse P19

  At ILA Berlin 2026, Quanbtum System unveiled the Pulse 19. The aircraft has been designed from its inception to be optionally piloted. It is designed to ...

• Air: Defensive Systems - Laser Warning Receivers, Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming

  ELT/577

  The ELT/577 is a Directed InfraRed Counter-Measure (DIRCM) System that will be cued towards incoming missiles by a Missile Warning System and is developed by ELT ...

• Air: Electronic Attack - Jamming, Air: EO/IR – Jamming Systems

  Quiet Eyes

  Quiet Eyes is a laser DIRCM system, manufactured by Raytheon. The pointer/tracker turret system protects aircrafts from IR-guided missiles by jamming the missile, directing the threat away ...

• EO/IR systems

  HD40-LV

  The HD40-LV is an EO/IR system from Trillium Engineering. It features a 10x optical zoom visible camera and a fixed focal length uncooled LWIR camera. The ...

• EO/IR systems

  CM62 (Standard)

  Designed for integration into small UAVs, the CM62 series is a multi-sensor gyro-stabilised imaging system for ISR operations. The standard variant features a high-resolution EO sensor and LWIR ...

• EO/IR systems

  CM62 (LWIR+)

  Designed for integration into small UAVs, the CM62 series are multi-sensor gyro-stabilised imaging systems for ISR operations. The LWIR+ variant is designed for situations where extended ...