Quantum Systems last week said it has raised $1.2 billion in Series D funding. The defense drone supplier said this latest round brought its valuation to more than $8 billion.
Founding vision and growth trajectory
“The future is unmanned. Defense will be defined by autonomous systems that can operate together across domains in real time,” stated Florian Seibel, co-founder and co-CEO of Quantum Systems.
“With Quantum Systems, we are building a next-generation neo-prime that has the potential to disrupt defense as we know it today,” he added. “We are profitable, deployed around the world, and with the latest financing round, we now have more than $1.2 billion of dry powder to execute.”
Seibel co-founded Quantum-Systems GmbH in 2015 several years after registering the patent for a vertically launchable unmanned transition aircraft. Since then, the Gilching, Germany-based company’s output and number of employees have experienced triple-digit percentage growth year over year.
Global operational footprint and mission scale
Quantum Systems develops, designs, and produces fully autonomous uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) for frontline forces. It said it provides multi-sensor aerial intelligence to enhance operational efficiency and decision-making for government agencies and commercial enterprises.
In 2022, Quantum-Systems Inc. opened in Moorpark, Calif., to serve defense and security customers throughout North and South America. The company also has an office in Australia.
Quantum said it enters this next growth phase with proven operational deployment at scale. In Ukraine in 2025, the company’s systems executed over 19,000 missions.
In addition, Quantum Systems has expanded its production footprint across Germany, Ukraine, the U.S., Australia, Romania, the U.K., and the Baltics.
Financial discipline and strategic execution
“Quantum Systems has built a financial profile that sets a new benchmark for the defense market: triple-digit growth, double-digit profitability, and disciplined execution at scale,” said Jonas Jarosch, chief financial officer of Quantum Systems.
“This financing unlocks our next phase of growth as we industrialize our multi-domain platform, scale production across allied markets, and continue investing in the technology infrastructure that defines our long-term competitive position.”
Financing to grow UAS software ecosystem
Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent co-led Quantum Systems’ Series D round. A syndicate of crossover and long-term institutional investors, including BOND, Fidelity Management & Research Co., Wellington Management, A.P. Moller Holding, and Elephant Lake Ventures, also supported the round. Existing shareholders such as Balderton and HV Capital participated as well.
The financing more than doubled Quantum Systems’ valuation. It said this reflects its fast-growing revenue, profitability, and multi-domain strategy.
Quantum Systems said it plans to use the proceeds to expand production capacity, strengthen supply chain resilience, scale delivery across allied markets, and continue investing in software and AI capabilities. The company added that the funding will accelerate its transition from individual uncrewed platforms to an interoperable family of systems connected through the MOSAIC UXS software ecosystem for uncrewed systems.
Alongside the Series D, Airbus Defence and Space and Quantum Systems agreed to deepen their strategic collaboration. The companies asserted that their complementary expertise will hasten the development of next-generation sovereign European defense capabilities.
Architecting integrated autonomy
“Modern combat is won through decision speed – the ability to capture, process and fuse massive data from air, ground and space faster than the adversary,” Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, said.
“Autonomous systems are critical, rapidly evolving force multipliers. Their full operational value comes when they are deployed with human oversight, trusted command-and-control structures and seamless integration across crewed and uncrewed assets at the tactical edge.” — Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space
“This is why we are excited to deepen our cooperation with Quantum Systems: We are combining crucial architectural, software and AI competencies, thereby accelerating the sensor-to-shooter chain across our joint portfolios. This is where Airbus’ role as a large defense prime is evolving into that of an architect and ecosystem builder.” — Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space
Source: therobotreport.com
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