And a few more pieces \u2013 from Perry Boyle, Mariia Berlinska, Denys Sviatokum \u2013 which Defender Media suggests for self-reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What\u2019s new at Quantum Systems and its Ukrainian division<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nReuters<\/em> reports<\/a> that German company Quantum Systems is close to securing an investment round of \u20ac150 million, which would raise the company\u2019s valuation to \u20ac3 billion. The company\u2019s value would be three times what it is now.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince 2023, Quantum Systems<\/a> has been present in Ukraine. The company launched full-cycle production and R&D here. According to the Director of Engineering at the Ukrainian branch of Quantum Systems, Dmytro Horlin, the company has government contracts and is manufacturing 80 aircraft per month in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn an interview with DOU<\/a>, he described what Ukrainian R&D needs, how German manufacturers respond to the presence of Russian drones in the airspace of Denmark and Poland, what the biggest problem of European defence tech is, and how the largest pilot community in the world is being built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Yellow](\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/c3ojoabpl8swqfgspj6p-1024x683.webp\")
Ukrainian-made Vector<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nHorl\u00edn also spoke about the company\u2019s flagship product \u2013 the reconnaissance UAV Vector<\/a>, which can take off and land vertically, has a low-noise engine and an encrypted IP link that streams video. In Ukraine, the Vector has been in use since May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdditionally, the company has created a new UAV called Jaeger, designed to intercept hostile unmanned aerial vehicles \u2013 demand for it has grown against the backdrop of disruptions at large airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ihor Fedirko \u2013 on the controlled export programme Zbroya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nUkraine has launched the controlled export programme for arms, Zbroya, which is meant to become the foundation for the development of the export of defence technologies and the creation of a stable market model. This will allow the country not only to meet its own needs but also to become a competitive supplier on the world arms market. How will the Zbroya programme change the future of Ukraine\u2019s defence industry? In a column for Ukrainian Forbes<\/em><\/a>, Ihor Fedirko<\/a>, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry<\/a>, explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\nFounder of Athlon Avia Artem Vyunnyk \u2013 on the past and present of Ukrainian drones<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Since 2023, Quantum Systems<\/a> has been present in Ukraine. The company launched full-cycle production and R&D here. According to the Director of Engineering at the Ukrainian branch of Quantum Systems, Dmytro Horlin, the company has government contracts and is manufacturing 80 aircraft per month in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In an interview with DOU<\/a>, he described what Ukrainian R&D needs, how German manufacturers respond to the presence of Russian drones in the airspace of Denmark and Poland, what the biggest problem of European defence tech is, and how the largest pilot community in the world is being built.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Horl\u00edn also spoke about the company\u2019s flagship product \u2013 the reconnaissance UAV Vector<\/a>, which can take off and land vertically, has a low-noise engine and an encrypted IP link that streams video. In Ukraine, the Vector has been in use since May 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, the company has created a new UAV called Jaeger, designed to intercept hostile unmanned aerial vehicles \u2013 demand for it has grown against the backdrop of disruptions at large airports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ukraine has launched the controlled export programme for arms, Zbroya, which is meant to become the foundation for the development of the export of defence technologies and the creation of a stable market model. This will allow the country not only to meet its own needs but also to become a competitive supplier on the world arms market. How will the Zbroya programme change the future of Ukraine\u2019s defence industry? In a column for Ukrainian Forbes<\/em><\/a>, Ihor Fedirko<\/a>, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Council of Defence Industry<\/a>, explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIhor Fedirko \u2013 on the controlled export programme Zbroya<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Founder of Athlon Avia Artem Vyunnyk \u2013 on the past and present of Ukrainian drones<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n