{"id":26489,"date":"2026-04-01T15:02:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=26489"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:07:13","slug":"qfi-first-batch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/04\/qfi-first-batch\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Frontline Industries produces first batch of drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The German-Ukrainian joint venture Quantum Frontline Industries has completed production of its <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/frontline-linza3\/\">first batch of drones<\/a>, which will be delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The delivery marks the transition from production setup to sustained serial output under the German-Ukrainian co-production model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With production now underway, the company plans to scale capacity and accelerate deliveries throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Managing Director of Quantum Frontline Industries Matthias Lehna said the first deliveries mark a shift to scaling production, with the company\u2019s priority being to increase output, stabilise processes and ensure continuous supply in line with demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CBDO of Frontline Robotics, Mykyta Rozhkov, said the company is focused on meeting the needs of Ukrainian forces for tactical UAVs and on maintaining stable, predictable deliveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"720\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1280 \/ 720;\" width=\"1280\" controls src=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/linkedin-video.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Quantum Frontline Industries delivers first Linza drones to Ukraine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/quantum-frontline-10k-dron\/\">Linza unmanned systems, developed by Frontline Robotics<\/a> and tested in combat conditions, are produced under the Build with Ukraine initiative. It combines Ukrainian development with German industrial manufacturing to ensure scalable output for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2026\/02\/export-explained-ucdi\/\"><strong>Read more:<\/strong> Build in Ukraine, Build with Ukraine, Buy from Ukraine: an explainer on exports from UCDI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The batch is the first of a planned 10,000 drones<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":26487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[127,164,253,553,574],"class_list":["post-26489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecosystem","tag-drones","tag-fpv","tag-frontline","tag-germany","tag-quantum-systems","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Quantum Frontline Industries produces first batch of drones<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The batch is the first of a planned 10,000 drones. 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