Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand drone production and deployments

Quantum Systems’ Trinity Pro, an eVTOL fixed-wing mapping drone. | Source: Quantum Systems

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.

“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.”

Siebel 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.

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 Systems claimed that its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) systems offer industry-leading flight endurance, ease of operation, and reliability in gathering mission-critical data. Customers in the public and private sectors use the company’s UAS for defense, security, humanitarian, and geospatial operations.

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.

“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.”