BERLIN, GERMANY, Nov 25, 2025 – Planet Labs GmbH and Quantum Systems have formed a partnership to link satellite imagery with drone-based intelligence in a single operational workflow. The collaboration combines Planet’s daily wide-area monitoring with Quantum Systems’ reconnaissance drones and MOSAIC UXS mission software. They aim to support ‘Tip & Cue’ operations, where satellites flag changes and drones investigate them.
Charlie Candy, chief revenue officer, Planet said: “This strategic partnership is a significant step toward delivering actionable, near-real-time intelligence to the defense community spanning the Space and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle domains, driven by European innovation. By collaborating to bring this joint multi industry solution concept to market, we are exploring a path to move beyond data delivery and provide concrete operational value. Both Planet and Quantum Systems have already been critical supporters of Ukraine’s defense efforts. In creating this partnership, we can maximize impact and help ensure other European nations have the most efficient tools to aid in securing peace and stability across the region.”
The intelligence network will give defense and security customers awareness from orbit to ground operator. By linking satellite data with real-time information from drones, Planet and Quantum Systems seek to provide faster decision cycles, automated tasking, and multi-domain awareness for the future of European defense.
Planet’s satellite monitoring and high resolution tasking, combined with its analytics feeds, support automated change detection across large regions and identify potential points of interest as the initial “Tip.” Working with Quantum Systems’ MOSAIC UXS software, these alerts then generate a “Cue” that deploys an assigned unmanned vehicle equipped with multi-sensor payloads for close surveillance. This approach helps direct unmanned systems toward verified targets, improves resource management and reduces the workload on analysts.
Florian Seibel, co-founder & co-CEO, Quantum Systems commented: “Our collaboration with Planet will provide our operators with real-time maps from orbit. The integration of Earth observation data into our MOSAIC UXS mission software starts a new chapter for ISR missions. This enables operators to plan missions more precisely, make decisions faster and increase the safety of their operations. This partnership underscores how our complementary technologies reinforce each other – and represents our shared commitment to European security and technological sovereignty.”
Source: Quantum Systems
About Planet Labs
Planet, founded in 2010, is an Earth-imaging company that operates a fleet of satellites capturing daily images of the planet’s surface. It provides access to this imagery and related analytics for government agencies, research groups, environmental organizations, agriculture companies, and commercial customers worldwide. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. As of 2025, Planet employs about 1,100 people and reports serving hundreds of customers across global markets.
About Quantum Systems
Quantum-Systems, founded in 2015 and based in Gilching, Germany, develops electric vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicles and aerial intelligence systems. The company serves defense, government, geospatial, infrastructure and humanitarian sectors with multi-sensor drone platforms. Its North American headquarters in Moorpark, CA, supports defense and security customers in the region. In 2023, it secured €160M in Series C funding to expand production, scale internationally and advance drone and AI software development. The company also operates facilities in Germany, the United States, Australia, Ukraine, Romania and the UK, positioning it to meet global demand for aerial systems.