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# Quantum Systems raises USD 1.2 billion Series D with Airbus and Blackstone
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-02-quantum-systems-series-d/
- Published: 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:50:12.000Z
- Description: German drone maker Quantum Systems closed a USD 1.2 billion Series D round at an USD 8 billion valuation, co led by Airbus alongside US firms Blackstone, Noteus and Advent, more than doubling its prior valuation.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #reported

Reported [Quantum Systems press release, 2 July 2026 (corroborated via Tech Funding News)](https://quantum-systems.com/news/quantum-systems-raises-1-2bn-series-d-to-accelerate-growth-and-scale-software-defined-autonomous-systems-across-air-land-and-sea/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** This does not establish what share of the enlarged capitalisation or governance rights sits with the European versus the US co leads.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Closed $1.2B round but EU vs US ownership/governance split undisclosed. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)