{"id":108475,"date":"2025-03-13T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=108475"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:13:59","slug":"quantum-systems-takes-over-airrobot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/108475\/quantum-systems-takes-over-airrobot\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantum Systems acquires Airrobot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>At Quantum Systems, one milestone follows the next. In recent months, the defense technology company has achieved considerable <a href=\"\/en\/104874\/quantum-systems-series-b-expansion\/\">100 million euros<\/a> a, <a href=\"\/en\/107713\/eft-mobility-investment-quantum-systems\/\">acquired majority shares<\/a> at the drive developer EFT Mobility and presented <a href=\"\/en\/108144\/quantum-systems-reorganizes-leadership\/\">his management team<\/a> Now the company specializing in AI-supported fixed-wing drones and software has <a href=\"\/en\/startups\/quantum-systems-gmbh\/\">Pursue<\/a> to announce another acquisition. By integrating Airrobot, which develops copter drones, Quantum Systems is expanding its &quot;Family of Systems.&quot; This underscores its long-term strategy of continuously expanding its software and AI capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nugroup.no\/de\/airrobot\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airrobot<\/a> Headquartered in Arnsberg, Germany, the company is the main supplier for the Bundeswehr&#039;s MIKADO II program (2022-2032) and a Tier 1 supplier for Lockheed Martin in the British Ministry of Defence&#039;s TIQUILA program (2023-2033). Existing development, production, and maintenance activities will continue at the Arnsberg site, with the focus on continuous supply to the Bundeswehr being paramount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The acquisition is expected to create new technological synergies. Quantum Systems and Airrobot are combining their expertise to develop innovative drone solutions for security and defense applications. <strong>Sven Kruck<\/strong>, Managing Director of Quantum Systems, explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;This acquisition strengthens our position as an innovative provider of drone technologies for defense and security applications. We combine our expertise while securing strategically important supply contracts for our national and international security partners.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robert Polok<\/strong>, Managing Director of Airrobot, adds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&quot;Combining the strengths of both companies opens up completely new opportunities and creates strong synergies for the future of unmanned aviation. By combining our technologies, expertise, and innovative strength, we will develop even more powerful drone solutions of the highest quality \u2013 Made in Germany.&quot;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quantum Systems has acquired the North Rhine-Westphalia-based drone company Airrobot. With this strategic acquisition, the Munich-based defense tech company is expanding its product portfolio and securing technological sovereignty for the German Armed Forces and European partners. Airrobot will remain an independent company within the Quantum Systems Group and will work closely with the R&amp;D team in Gilching.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":108478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5633,1],"tags":[5269,2227,223],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Quantum Systems \u00fcbernimmt Airrobot - Munich Startup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Quantum Systems hat das Drohnenunternehmen Airrobot \u00fcbernommen. 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