Quantum-Systems

In line with Merz's visit, German companies are also taking action to boost ties with their Japanese counterparts.

German defense company Quantum Systems established a Japanese subsidiary on Tuesday.

The company manufactures drones and software that controls them.

It plans to work with Japanese firms and expand its manufacturing capability.

I think it's always important to have really local partners on the ground to work together, to evolve together, to develop together.

And I think if we do it together, we are faster, better and stronger if we would do it on our own.

And I think that's an incredible element which is needed to be successful here for the defense forces of Japan and also for quantum systems.

He pointed out the Japanese government is trying to increase production capability of unmanned systems.

For example, SAP for a long time had the two CEOs.

Quantum Systems, the big drone company.

It's Celonis.

So $3 billion German companies which all run this co-CEO model.

I mean, the one point three billion, uh, euros were pledged by Chancellor Merz as he was in Kyiv.

And that means that it kind of becomes Ukraine home front because it's not only front loading, uh, purchases from Ukrainian industrial companies, defense industrial companies, but also bringing on board German, large German companies, uh, you know, such as Siemens Energy to help, uh, Hansol, Quantum Systems.

They all will be working in joint stock ventures with Ukrainians to prop up both on the land and in the air and find these solutions.

One joint project which I hope we could advance is common air defense called FREYA that includes the participation of UK, France, Germany to build new capability against Russian ballistic missiles, which we also need here.

Before signing the agreement, Merz visited Ukraine, as did British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, to pledge more support for Kyiv.

Germany has agreed to finance several tens of thousands of Quantum Systems interceptor drones for Ukraine, with production to happen in the country.

This as Washington abruptly withdrew its bombers from Britain over concerns of an Iranian attack.

The Pentagon awarded a series of massive new contracts.

Startups are also translating investment into innovations.

German drone maker Quantum Systems currently supplied armed forces in Ukraine.

Significant investment from Deutsche Telekom, No. 7, which has a new partnership with Rheinmetall, No. 287, to co-create an anti-drone shield.

The brief.

A UK Guardian newspaper reported that German officials and company executives who travel with Mertz as part of the visit signed 14 agreements with Kiev, totaling 6.6 billion euro.

It added that supplies include the deal-produced IRIS-T air defense missiles, hence sold made radar systems and quantum systems manufacture jet-powered drone interceptors.

It's kind of interesting.

The quantum systems further share that the interceptors have been developed by a Ukrainian team at Quantum to help protect cities, civilian facilities, and infrastructure from enemy drone attacks.

To me, what's interesting is it integrates Quantum Systems' Mosaic software suite.

Beyond frontline drone developments, Chancellor Mertz also insisted that Russia's hybrid and sabotage attacks across Europe are not to be tolerated.

Berlin has blamed Moscow for the August incident at Leipzig airport where a Russian drone carrying explosives was found.

Additionally, the chancellor announced around 350 million euros and energy assistance, including support for generators and repairs to infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks.

The European drone manufacturer Quantum Systems will receive financing from Germany to produce tens of thousands of interceptors in Ukraine.

The joint production program is designed to adapt to Russia's evolving threats, including the increased use of deadly high-speed jet drones in aerial attacks, Quantum Systems also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Ukrainian defense company Firepoint.

The two companies have agreed to jointly develop new technologies for unmanned systems.