The Vector extends the new-defense leg of DEPLOY's drone cohort internationally (Munich), alongside Anduril, Helsing, Shield AI and Neros, and contrasts with the legacy-prime systems (MQ-9, Bayraktar TB2, Switchblade).
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Its fielding is the cleanest of the new-defense set: 619 Germany-financed Vector delivered to Ukraine by April 2025, plus 100 donated Trinity survey drones, backing the commercial-maturity record.
Price
No reviewed price is on record. We do not treat unverified analyst estimates as pricing data. There is no consumer price. The Vector is a tactical ISR drone sold to governments and defense customers, so DEPLOY records zero price points.
Availability
Internal use only
The Vector is sold to governments, not consumers. From Munich-based Quantum Systems, Germany-financed deliveries to Ukraine reached 619 units by April 2025, alongside 100 donated Trinity survey drones.
Real-world status
Quantum Systems' Vector is a fixed-wing VTOL tactical ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance) drone from the Munich-based new-defense maker founded in 2015 by ex-Bundeswehr pilot Florian Seibel. Its fielding is the cleanest of the new-defense set: Germany-financed Vector deliveries to Ukraine reached 619 units by April 2025 (up from 438 across 2022-2023 orders), and 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.
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Autonomy posture: the Vector is genuinely AI-powered ISR, but its autonomy is reconnaissance/processing-grade, not strike-grade decision autonomy. Its build plan (400 in Ukraine), revenue projections (EUR 300-500M), and a possible 2026 IPO are claimed, not verified.
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There is no consumer price. The Vector is sold to governments, so DEPLOY records zero price points.
New-defense ISR vs strike: Vector, Ghost-X, Archer
No⊘absence. It is a tactical ISR drone sold to governments and defense customers; there is no consumer price.
Is the Vector autonomous?
It is genuinely AI-powered ISR🟢verified (onboard detection, combat-reported acoustic artillery detection), but its autonomy is reconnaissance/processing-grade, not strike-grade. Much of the AI detail rests on company description.
How many Vector drones are fielded?
619 Vector were delivered to Ukraine by April 2025🟢verified under German financing, the cleanest verified fielding numbers of the new-defense set.
What about the 2026 IPO and revenue plans?
A plan to build 400 Vector in Ukraine, EUR 300-500M revenue projections, and a possible 2026 IPO are claimed but not verified🟠claimed.
Pricing and availability are tagged verified or claimed against primary sources. Manufacturer targets are reported as targets, not prices you can pay today.