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ERC System presents 250-kilo drone for military supply
250 kilos of payload, 300 kilometers of range, and no need for a conventional runway: ERC System relies on Victor for logistics when things get complicated.

Alpine Eagle expands production
The startup is expanding production of its Sentinel drone defense system. The background is growing demand across Europe for rapidly deployable defense systems against drone threats on a larger scale.

Quantum Systems: New drone factory in Ukraine
Munich-based drone manufacturer Quantum Systems has opened another location in Ukraine. Federal Minister of Economics and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck attended the opening.

Sprind startet Wettbewerb für vollautonome Drohnen
The Federal Agency for Leap Innovations is supporting the development of fully autonomous drones with an innovation competition that fly safely even under adverse conditions and in the presence of various disruptive factors. The application deadline is January 14, 2024.

Quantum-Systems successfully tests emergency medication transport by drone
In an initial test, a drone from Munich startup Quantum-Systems successfully delivered emergency medications. The flight from Ingolstadt Hospital to Pfaffenhofen ran automatically and took 38 minutes.

Quantum-Systems delivers additional drones to Ukraine
Quantum-Systems develops and manufactures electric reconnaissance drones, originally designed for use in agriculture and the construction sector. In the past year, the unarmed drones were purchased by Ukraine for the first time. The Ukrainian armed forces have now ordered 105 additional drones from the Munich-based manufacturer.

Fairfleet supports EU Copernicus program
The Munich startup Fairfleet signs a 4-year contract with the EU Commission to survey disaster areas.