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Land Warfare
Australia embraces quantum technology for precise navigation and targeting
15th April 2025
A new project is aiming to deliver a ground-to-satellite optical quantum link, which would allow much more precise battle planning.
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Air Warfare
Australia awards multiple contracts to support counter-drone technologies
29th July 2025
Under the multi-stage Project Land 156, Australia’s Department of Defence (DoD) is seeking systems to counter uncrewed aerial systems (CUAS). These contracts are the first in an effort to support technologies relevant to the effort.
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Air Warfare
India readies private sector push as AMCA moves towards 2028 prototype
17th July 2025
India’s stealth fighter ambitions gain fresh momentum as HAL opens the door to private sector involvement in AMCA Mk1A structural assembly, with strategic support growing for next-gen propulsion and sensor technologies.
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Air Warfare
Australia bets big on new systems and local industry in the face of drone wars
6th June 2025
Australia has a small but vibrant drone and counter-drone industry ranging from niche dual technology company Grabba Technologies to large multinational like DroneShield. It is these companies and a reshaping of procurement methods to ramp up its drone power.
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Naval Warfare
Quantum technology will revolutionise anti-submarine and anti-mine warfare, says Thales UK CTO
10th February 2025
Quantum technology could radically enhance underwater visibility of hostile vessels and mines – and deliver PNT in GNSS-deprived areas.
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Defence Notes
New Zealand boosts defence spend to US$6.6 billion and vows increased closeness with Australia
9th April 2025
This budget will be spent over the next four years and nearly doubles the country’s defence spending as part of GDP to 2%.
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Naval Warfare
As Australian resistance rises, is AUKUS in trouble?
28th March 2025
The tripartite submarine project is under political pressure from a grass-roots Australian Labor Party movement, but it could also have practical issues in its way.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
16th October 2024
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
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Digital Battlespace
How to build navigational resilience for your military in a hackable world
17th September 2024
If the position or navigation information of your defence assets are compromised, they are as good as useless.
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Naval Warfare
AUKUS nations lay out plans for joint submarine development
27th September 2024
Defence ministers from the UK, US and Australia have been meeting in London to outline plans for Pillar I and Pillar II development focused on the creation of a joint nuclear attack submarine.
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Naval Warfare
UK’s Type 32 frigate programme confirmed alive but embryonic
16th October 2024
Significant questions remain over whether the still-invisible Type 32 programme can survive the UK government’s upcoming Budget and the Strategic Defence Review.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Ukraine gets new Trinity drone donation from Quantum Systems
2nd August 2024
The Trinity, like the Vector, is a tactical surveying and imaging drone, used in Ukraine to assess the extent of war damage.
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Naval Warfare
US Navy commissions the last San Antonio-class Flight I vessel
10th September 2024
Equipped with the capabilities of the other San Antonio Class ships, the USS Richard M. McCool (LPD 29) incorporated additional lessons learned in its design.
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Land Warfare
AUSA 2024 preview: Vehicles to take centre stage as competitions heat up
3rd October 2024
The Association of the US Army’s flagship conference and exhibition, the largest defence trade show in the US, returns on 14 October presenting one of the few chances for companies to publicly put their platforms to an audience of US decision-makers. Shephard takes a look at what’s in store for 2024.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
India’s pursuit of UAVs fuels domestic innovation and industrial growth
27th June 2024
In response to escalating border tensions and the need for enhanced surveillance capabilities, the Indian Army is ramping up its drone acquisitions, reflecting the growing importance of unmanned systems in modern defence strategies.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
