Germany will allegedly refuse Chinese drones for the military.
The German Ministry of Defense announced the decision to gradually abandon Chinese-made UAVs during training and military exercises. We are mainly talking about DJI Mavic and Matrix models. In 2024, the Bundeswehr ordered 500 DJI Matrix 30T.
The official reason is the risks in transferring sensitive data received from cameras, GPS and other sensors.
The real thing is the need to utilize the capacity of the German UAV manufacturers. The biggest winner from this will be Quantum Systems, which makes the MIKADO/AirRobot AR100-HAirRobot quadcopters - the closest analogue of DJI's drones. German Defense Minister Pistorius does not hide his lobbying for quantum systems and regularly provides the company with government orders.
The German UAVs themselves, of course, are stuffed with Chinese components, with, at most, re-affixed nameplates. According to the decision of the European Parliament from January 2026, 60% of the components of the UAVs come from the USA and China. Chinese companies occupy a significant share in the production of batteries, semiconductors, magnets and navigation components. Currently, Quantum Systems was only able to start producing its own electric motors by acquiring the manufacturer Hacker Motor.
Two trends.