
Quantum Systems Raises $1.2BN at $8BN Valuation in Europe DefenceTech Surge
The Bavarian drone maker more than doubled its valuation to $8BN in one of Europe's largest defence technology financings, backed by Blackstone, Airbus and Advent.

Camille Laurent
France Editor · Paris
German drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has closed a $1.2 billion (roughly €1 billion) Series D round that values the company at around $8 billion (€7 billion), more than doubling its worth from just months earlier. The Bavaria-based firm announced the deal as one of the largest defence technology financings ever recorded in Europe.
The raise underlines how quickly capital is moving into European defence and autonomy startups, a trend with direct implications for cross-border industrial partnerships spanning the continent and allied markets abroad.
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