Buying guide
HX-2 (and HF-1) vs Vector (and Trinity) in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- HX-2 (and HF-1) is at the production stage; Vector (and Trinity) at the commercial stage.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Helsing | Quantum Systems |
| Form factor | aerial | aerial |
| Maturity | production | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | internal-onlyenterprise | internal-onlyenterprise |
| Price | $18,000 (analyst estimate) | Not announced |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1Ukrainian Armed Forces | 1Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) |
| Privacy practices | — | — |
| Sources on file | 6 | 9 |
Editorial summaries
HX-2 (and HF-1)
Helsing's HX-2 is an electric X-wing precision-strike munition (about 100 kilometers range, 250 kilometers per hour, up to 5 kilograms payload) with onboard AI for electronic-warfare resistance, built at the company's southern-Germany Resilience Factory at a stated capacity above 1,000 per month; the related HF-1 is a plywood-fuselage AI loitering munition with GPS-independent navigation made with Ukrainian industry. Helsing, founded in Munich in March 2021 and chaired by Spotify's Daniel Ek, reached a roughly 12-billion-euro valuation in a June 2025 Series D. DEPLOY records the drone line at production maturity on a verified fielding anchor: a German-underwritten 4,000-unit HF-1 order with 1,950 units delivered to Ukraine. The larger 6,000-unit HX-2 order announced in February 2025 is ordered, not yet verified-delivered, and DEPLOY holds that distinction rather than counting it as fielded. It is defense procurement; there is no consumer price.
Vector (and Trinity)
Quantum Systems' Vector is a fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR (reconnaissance) drone from the Munich-based new-defense maker founded in 2015 by ex-Bundeswehr pilot Florian Seibel. It is sold to governments, not consumers, so there is no consumer price. Its fielding is the cleanest of the new-defense set: Germany-financed deliveries to Ukraine reached 619 Vector units by April 2025 (up from 438 across 2022-2023 orders), alongside 100 donated Trinity survey drones. The company raised a EUR 160M Series C in May 2025 (the first European dual-use unicorn) and a EUR 180M round in November 2025 at roughly a EUR 3B / $3.5B valuation. On AI substance the Vector is genuinely AI-powered ISR (onboard detection, combat-reported acoustic artillery detection), but it is a reconnaissance platform whose autonomy is processing-grade, not strike-grade: a lower autonomy ambition than Anduril or Helsing, and much of the AI detail rests on company description. Recorded at commercial maturity on fielding evidence. A plan to build 400 Vector drones in Ukraine, EUR 300-500M revenue projections, and a possible 2026 IPO are claimed but not verified.
Common questions
- What is the difference between HX-2 (and HF-1) and Vector (and Trinity)?
- HX-2 (and HF-1) and Vector (and Trinity) are both aerial robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
- Which has more verified deployments, HX-2 (and HF-1) or Vector (and Trinity)?
- HX-2 (and HF-1) and Vector (and Trinity) each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).
Recent coverage
- Quantum Systems raises $1.2B to expand drone production and deploymentsVector (and Trinity) · Robotics Business Review · 2026-07-06
- Quantum Systems Doubles Valuation to $8B in New RoundVector (and Trinity) · Bloomberg Technology · 2026-07-03
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