Profile
- Type
- Electric VTOL fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Germany
- Service note
- Introduced before the 2022 full-scale invasion; upgraded Vector AI variant fielded during the Russia-Ukraine War
Aircraft & UAVs
Vector
Vector is a German Quantum Systems electric VTOL fixed-wing small UAV built for mid-range intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. In Ukrainian service it provides quiet launch-and-recovery flexibility, encrypted real-time video, EO/IR sensing, and AI-assisted target detection for front-line reconnaissance missions in contested conditions.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Quantum Systems
- Built in
- Germany
Service History
- In service
- In Ukrainian service since 2022
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Quantum Systems
- Designed
- Developed before 2020; Vector AI unveiled as an upgraded variant in 2025
- Built by
- Quantum Systems
- Built in
- Germany
- Unit cost
- Not publicly standardized
- Produced
- 2020s
- Number built
- Not publicly disclosed
- Variants
- Vector, Vector AI
Specifications
- Configuration
- Electric VTOL fixed-wing sUAS; 2-in-1 architecture can be reconfigured as a multicopter
- Wingspan
- 2.8 m in fixed-wing configuration
- Maximum takeoff weight
- 9.5 kg for Vector AI fixed-wing configuration
- Endurance
- 180+ minutes in fixed-wing configuration
- Data link range
- 60+ km for Vector AI fixed-wing configuration
- Sensors
- Gimbaled EO/IR sensor options with onboard AI processing
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Operated by Ukrainian forces as a German-supplied mid-range ISR UAV; Quantum Systems reported Ukrainian orders from 2022 and 2023 and battlefield use for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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Vector AIPublisher: Quantum Systems | Note: Official product page supporting manufacturer background, Vector AI role, configuration, sensor options, and specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Long-Endurance Reconnaissance Drones from German Manufacturer Quantum-Systems in Operation in UkrainePublisher: Quantum Systems | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War operational use by documenting Ukrainian orders, delivery context, and use of Vector reconnaissance drones in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Second Vector Delivery to UkrainePublisher: Quantum Systems Inc. | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War battlefield use by documenting a German-funded Ukrainian order for 105 additional Vector systems and ISR use in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Third Vector Order from UkrainePublisher: Quantum Systems | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War operational use by documenting Ukraine's 300-system order, earlier orders, and Vector use by Ukrainian forces for battlefield ISR. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ukrainian MoD Orders More Vector UAVs from Quantum SystemsPublisher: European Security & Defence | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War operational use, older Vector specifications, and image provenance credited to Quantum Systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-20