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Defence Notes
Pentagon bets on advanced autonomous solutions to match Chinese military capabilities
14th September 2023
The US DoD recently disclosed details of the Replicator initiative to field thousands of uncrewed systems in two years across multiple domains.
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Land Warfare
Brazilian Army outlines future acquisitions under Land Forces 2040 programme
15th August 2023
The army is interested in procuring C2, EW, ISR and communication solutions as well as helicopters. It also plans to invest in AI, automation and 3D printing as well as in bio, cyber and quantum technologies.
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Air Warfare
Quantum Systems, Airbus, and Spleenlab team up to research artificial intelligence from drone swarms
3rd July 2023
The German Armed Forces Planning Office has awarded Airbus Defence and Space, Quantum-Systems and Spleenlab a research contract to demonstrate and analyse the AI building blocks required for swarms of tactical UAS.
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Air Warfare
Quantum-Systems’ clientele grows globally as company builds up family of sUAVs.
29th June 2023
The US subsidiary of Germany's Quantum-Systems has chalked up a number of new orders and customer demonstrations for its Vector UAS and plans to build up a family of different models.
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Digital Battlespace
Riding the Data Wave: How the Military is Harnessing the Power of Data Integration (Studio)
24th August 2023
The future battlefield is extending beyond traditional realms; it is blending our physical world with new, digital realms. Success in the future operating environment will be dependent on leveraging a seamlessly integrated, data-driven, multi-domain environment that can efficiently defend against sophisticated technological threats.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Third order for German 2-in-1 drone for Ukraine
1st June 2023
On 31 May, Quantum Systems announced that the Ukrainian MoD had ordered 300 additional Vector drones under a third order that the German government is funding.
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Naval Warfare
Prototype quantum navigation sensor tested on Royal Navy experiments ship
26th May 2023
A prototype quantum sensor for future navigation – developed by Imperial College London – has been tested onboard the UK RN's research ship XV Patrick Blackett.
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Naval Warfare
Communications and ES measures on board for strategic advantages (Sponsored)
22nd June 2023
Moving towards sixth generation technologies with a demand for high data rate exchange, ad-hoc creation of multi-point links, permanent cryptology and more knowledge.
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Digital Battlespace
EU Commission invites tenders for new satellite constellation with military applications
27th March 2023
The European Commission has launched an invitation tender for a contract to implement the EU satellite constellation dubbed IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite).
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Defence Notes
US Congress warns: Pentagon's capabilities may not be ready to face future threats
5th April 2023
Legislators warn that the DoD has not been funding the right equipment and technology to succeed in tomorrow’s warfare.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IDEX 2023: Quantum Systems drone proves popular in Ukraine
23rd February 2023
At IDEX 2023, Quantum Systems displayed its two-in-one reconnaissance drone that has proven popular with Ukrainian forces due to its ease of use and ability to operate in GPS-denied environments.
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Defence Notes
How the Pentagon will use private capital to fund critical capabilities
23rd March 2023
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
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Defence Notes
US FY2023 defence budget emphasises investments in modernisation and procurements
23rd December 2022
US Congress approved a bill nearly $3.4 billion higher than the amount requested by the Pentagon.
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Defence Notes
Scorpius - A Quantum Leap in Electronic Warfare Capabilities and Performance (sponsored)
17th November 2022
As technology advances incessantly, so too do the deadly threats appearing on the multi-dimensional electronic battlefield.
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Land Warfare
DARPA seeks partners to fill infrared capabilities gap
23rd September 2022
DARPA is keen to find partners for the Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm) programme. The effort will develop novel IR sensors without the drawbacks of thermal sensors and photodetectors.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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. ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing
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 - 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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, 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 - fixed-wing, 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 - 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 ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, 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 - fixed-wing, Military UAS - rotary-wing, 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 ...
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UAS: communication systems
UAS: communication systems | Small UAV [Belgium]
According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...
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UAS: flight control systems
UAS: flight control systems | Small UAV [Belgium]
According to reports, the Belgian Land Force is set to launch various procurement programmes to expand and diversify its UAV fleet. One of these is ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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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 ...
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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 is an eVTOL drone that performs ISR missions autonomously. It can be ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
