Europe has a new defence-tech heavyweight. Quantum Systems, a German maker of autonomous drones, has raised $1.2bn and more than doubled its valuation to about $8bn. It is one of the largest rounds ever for a European defence startup. The Bavarian company announced the Series D on Thursday. Blackstone, Noteus, Airbus, and Advent co-led it. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]
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