Skip to content
Defdex

Uncrewed aircraft · Air

Twister

Portable short-range electric VTOL aircraft for tactical reconnaissance.

by Quantum Systems

Uncrewed aircraftAir
quantum-systems.com/twister

Timeline

No milestones recorded for Twister yet. The timeline fills in as unveilings, tests, contracts and deliveries are sourced.

Cost to the government

  • Contract unit priceEstimated
    €114K
    747 units · Germany

    BAAINBw framework contract (Dec 2025) for up to 747 Twister drones (ALADIN successor), about EUR 85M for the full framework (first call-off 147 drones plus services for about EUR 16M); EUR 85,000,000 / 747 = EUR 113,788 per drone (division by us; includes associated services).

    hartpunkt

Unit costs and contract unit prices for this product, and budget figures for the programs that buy it. Each figure states its dollar basis and links its source; contract values are under Programs & awards.

Sources2

  1. 1.
    NewsQuantum Systems liefert der Bundeswehr Twister für das Aufklärungssystem ALADIN

    hartpunkt · Supports: Cost · amount

    “einen Vertrag über die Beschaffung von bis zu 747 Aufklärungsdrohnen des Typs Twister ... Für die Ausschöpfung des ganzen Rahmenvertrages stehen etwa 85 Millionen Euro bereit.”
  2. 2.
    CompanyDiscover Twister - The ultimate short-range ISR sUAS - Quantum Systems

    Supports: System

    “Smart short-range eVTOL sUAS”

Each fact on this page is attached to the sources that support it. Archived copies are linked when we keep one.