• Uncrewed Vehicles

  SMD win China Offshore Oil Engineering (COOEC) contract for two ROVs

  30th September 2008

  SMD have been awarded a contract to supply two 1000m rated work class ROVs to Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. of China (COOEC).  Two 150HP …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  FALKE [Germany]

  Programme Background 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Vector / Scorpion [Spain]

  Background Two Tenders On 4 May 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had won two tenders from the Spanish Armed Forces to provide it with two ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Vector / Scorpion [Netherlands]

  Programme Background AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven B The Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) operates approximately 75 AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven B mini UAVs in the tactical ISTAR role, ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  DEF129 (Small UAS) [Australia]

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

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Twister [Spain]

  Background Two Tenders On 4 May 2025, Quantum Systems announced it had won two tenders from the Spanish Armed Forces to provide it with two ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Network Enabled Army ISR (NEAISR) (Fixed-Wing) [New Zealand]

  Programme Background Network Enabled Army (NEA) The four-phase NEA is a long-term, transformational programme that seeks to introduce a deployable networked Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4), ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Short Range/Short Endurance (SR/SE) [USMC]

  Programme Background Force Design 2030 The USMC Force Design 2030 is a modernisation effort to create a lighter, more agile maritime force. The update to ...

• Submarines: conventional, attack

  Indonesian Interim Readiness Submarine Class (IRSC) Programme

  Programme Background In July 2021, the Indonesian Ministry of Finance (MoF) granted approval to obtain up to $600 million in foreign loans to procure at ...

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini

  Twister

  Unveiled at AUSA 2023, the Twister is a mini fixed-wing UAV manufactured by Quantum-Systems. It will be released in Q2 2025. It is an eVTOL drone ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing

  Vector / Scorpion

  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 - fixed-wing, 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  Reliant

  The Reliant is a Quantum Systems VTOL-capable fixed-wing drone unveiled at the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Week Exhibition 2024. The hybrid drone is due to ...

• 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 ...

• EO/IR systems

  CM62 (Tri-Zoom EO)

  Designed for integration into small UAVs, the CM62 series are multi-sensor gyro-stabilised imaging systems for ISR operations. The Tri-Zoom EO variant is designed for situations when enhanced EO ...

• Subsystems: visual

  CatalystSE DBGS 6000

  CatalystSE DBGS 6000 is a PC-based, integrated, open-architecture, COTS database product that employs third-party and Quantum 3D COTS software tools. It is a scalable server-class ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  QWIP IDCA

  QWIP (Quantum Well IR Photodetector) integrated dewar cooler assembly (IDCA), longwave IR, integral and split cooler solutions are intended for use in tough environments for stationary, handheld ...

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

  ELT/577

  ELT 577 is the latest generation of Directed InfraRed CounterMeasure System (DIRCM) that will be cued towards incoming missiles by a Missile Warning System. The ...