{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"80763","rtpr_id":"nGNX6Q9Bx8","ticker":"QUCY","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["QUCY","4TO"],"title":"Quantum Cyber Targets Annual Production Capacity of 100,000 Drones combining Kamikaze, Interceptor, Surveillance, VTOL and long-range Phantom 950 at Planned Bridgeport, Connecticut Manufacturing Facility","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-06T12:00:00.993Z","article_body":"WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum Cyber N.V.\n(Nasdaq: QUCY) (\"Quantum Cyber\" or the \"Company\"), a Nasdaq-listed autonomous\ndefense technology company assembling an AI-powered System-of-Systems platform\nfor drone warfare, counter-UAS, and border security applications, today\nannounced projected production capacity targets for its proposed Bridgeport,\nConnecticut manufacturing facility, including an estimated annual output of\napproximately 100,000 drones upon completion of the facility and full\noperational modification and buildout.\n\nThe production capacity targets are based on the Company’s current\nassessment of the facility’s manufacturing footprint and the planned\nconfiguration of dedicated drone assembly lines within the facility. As\npreviously reported, on June 8, 2026, Quantum Drones Corporation signed a\nLetter of Intent to acquire the facility, including its installed industrial\nequipment, at 38 Union Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut from Arcade Technology\nLLC for an aggregate purchase price of $3,200,000. The aggregate purchase\nprice reflects the combined value of the real property and an extensive\ninstalled industrial equipment package, including CNC machining centers,\noverhead crane systems, and compressed air infrastructure already in place at\nthe facility. The facility encompasses approximately 50,000 square feet of\nabove-grade manufacturing and operational space across multiple structures,\nincluding a primary manufacturing building with approximately 20,780 square\nfeet on the production floor, approximately 9,576 square feet of upper-floor\ncapacity, and approximately 2,552 square feet of office space, supported by\nancillary structures and totaling approximately 9,977 square feet.\n\nThe Company's manufacturing model for the facility contemplates multiple\nconcurrent automated assembly lines configured for separate product\ncategories: a dedicated production run for kamikaze one-way attack drone\nplatforms, and a separate line configuration for autonomous interceptor\nsystems. The facility's existing industrial infrastructure, including 3D\nprinters, CNC machining centers, stamping presses, lathes, milling machines,\nand surface grinders, provides additional foundational fabrication capability\nfor drone airframe components, structural assemblies, and hardware production.\nThe current planned buildout of this infrastructure is anticipated to reduce\nexternal supply chain dependency and accelerate production scaling in response\nto contract awards and procurement volume.\n\nThe Company believes that the planned facility would position it to serve the\ndomestic drone supply chain that U.S. policy is now actively building. Trump\nAdministration Executive Order 14307 establishes American drone dominance as\nan explicit national security and industrial priority, directing the\nacceleration of domestic production capacity and expanded export of U.S.-made\nsystems. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request\nincludes approximately $55 billion allocated toward drone and autonomous\nwarfare programs, with the attritable drone doctrine, defined as low-cost\nmodular platforms deployable at scale, identified as central to the Pentagon's\noperational posture. A domestic manufacturing facility with a targeted annual\nproduction capacity of 100,000 units across two platform categories is\nintended to help position Quantum Cyber within that supply chain.\n\n\"100,000 drones per year, from a single facility we own and operate is the\ntarget,\" said David Lazar, Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Cyber N.V. \"The\nPentagon is looking for attritable systems at scale, and Executive Order 14307\ndirects domestic production. We believe we are building the manufacturing\ninfrastructure to deliver both. Bridgeport is not a concept. It is a\nproduction address.\"\n\nAbout Quantum Drones Corporation\nQuantum Drones Corporation is a wholly owned Nevada-incorporated subsidiary of\nQuantum Cyber N.V. established to serve as the operational vehicle for the\nCompany's domestic defense technology programs and U.S. government procurement\nactivities. The subsidiary is led by Peter O'Rourke, President and Director, a\nformer Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the\nTrump administration, and Robert Liscouski, Director, a former Assistant\nSecretary for Infrastructure Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland\nSecurity and co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of a Nasdaq-listed quantum\ncomputing company.\n\nAbout Quantum Cyber N.V.\nQuantum Cyber N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) is assembling an AI-powered,\nquantum-accelerated System-of-Systems autonomous defense platform that\nintegrates drone warfare, counter-UAS, autonomous naval mine countermeasures,\nEMP shielding, anti-drone ammunition, command-and-control, and quantum antenna\napplications under a single Nasdaq-listed company. The Company acquires,\nlicenses, and develops combat-proven autonomous technologies, deploying them\nas a coordinated, multi-domain portfolio across air, land, and sea. For more\ninformation, visit www.quantum-cyber.ai.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nCertain statements made in this press release are \"forward-looking statements\"\nwithin the meaning of the \"safe harbor\" provisions of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nthe use of words such as \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"estimate,\"\n\"plan,\" \"outlook,\" and \"project\" and other similar expressions that predict or\nindicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical\nmatters. These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of\nexisting information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The\nsigning of a Letter of Intent does not guarantee the execution of a definitive\npurchase agreement or the consummation of the proposed transaction, and there\ncan be no assurance that the transaction will close on the terms described or\nat all. Production capacity targets represent management projections based on\ncurrent planned facility configuration and do not represent binding\ncommitments or guarantees of future output. As a result, caution must be\nexercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown\nrisks, actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations or\nprojections. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results\nto differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements:\n(i) the failure to execute a definitive purchase agreement or satisfy closing\nconditions, including Quantum Drones Corporation's satisfaction with due\ndiligence; (ii) the failure to achieve projected production capacity targets;\n(iii) the failure to secure procurement contracts sufficient to support\nprojected production volumes; (iv) changes in applicable laws or regulations;\nand (v) other risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in other\nreports and public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the\n\"SEC\") by the Company. The Company's SEC filings are available publicly on the\nSEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement made by the\nCompany in this press release is based only on information currently available\nand speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no\nobligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a\nresult of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nArx Investor Relations\nNorth American Equities Desk\nqucy@arxhq.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/aa142b46-e2ba-4db7-9892-185a36c2d201)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX6Q9Bx8","title":"Quantum Cyber Targets Annual Production Capacity of 100,000 Drones combining Kamikaze, Interceptor, Surveillance, VTOL and long-range Phantom 950 at Planned Bridgeport, Connecticut Manufacturing Facility","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"QUCY","created":"2026-07-06T12:00:00.993Z","tickers":["QUCY","4TO"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quantum Cyber N.V.\n(Nasdaq: QUCY) (\"Quantum Cyber\" or the \"Company\"), a Nasdaq-listed autonomous\ndefense technology company assembling an AI-powered System-of-Systems platform\nfor drone warfare, counter-UAS, and border security applications, today\nannounced projected production capacity targets for its proposed Bridgeport,\nConnecticut manufacturing facility, including an estimated annual output of\napproximately 100,000 drones upon completion of the facility and full\noperational modification and buildout.\n\nThe production capacity targets are based on the Company’s current\nassessment of the facility’s manufacturing footprint and the planned\nconfiguration of dedicated drone assembly lines within the facility. As\npreviously reported, on June 8, 2026, Quantum Drones Corporation signed a\nLetter of Intent to acquire the facility, including its installed industrial\nequipment, at 38 Union Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut from Arcade Technology\nLLC for an aggregate purchase price of $3,200,000. The aggregate purchase\nprice reflects the combined value of the real property and an extensive\ninstalled industrial equipment package, including CNC machining centers,\noverhead crane systems, and compressed air infrastructure already in place at\nthe facility. The facility encompasses approximately 50,000 square feet of\nabove-grade manufacturing and operational space across multiple structures,\nincluding a primary manufacturing building with approximately 20,780 square\nfeet on the production floor, approximately 9,576 square feet of upper-floor\ncapacity, and approximately 2,552 square feet of office space, supported by\nancillary structures and totaling approximately 9,977 square feet.\n\nThe Company's manufacturing model for the facility contemplates multiple\nconcurrent automated assembly lines configured for separate product\ncategories: a dedicated production run for kamikaze one-way attack drone\nplatforms, and a separate line configuration for autonomous interceptor\nsystems. The facility's existing industrial infrastructure, including 3D\nprinters, CNC machining centers, stamping presses, lathes, milling machines,\nand surface grinders, provides additional foundational fabrication capability\nfor drone airframe components, structural assemblies, and hardware production.\nThe current planned buildout of this infrastructure is anticipated to reduce\nexternal supply chain dependency and accelerate production scaling in response\nto contract awards and procurement volume.\n\nThe Company believes that the planned facility would position it to serve the\ndomestic drone supply chain that U.S. policy is now actively building. Trump\nAdministration Executive Order 14307 establishes American drone dominance as\nan explicit national security and industrial priority, directing the\nacceleration of domestic production capacity and expanded export of U.S.-made\nsystems. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Defense FY2027 Budget Request\nincludes approximately $55 billion allocated toward drone and autonomous\nwarfare programs, with the attritable drone doctrine, defined as low-cost\nmodular platforms deployable at scale, identified as central to the Pentagon's\noperational posture. A domestic manufacturing facility with a targeted annual\nproduction capacity of 100,000 units across two platform categories is\nintended to help position Quantum Cyber within that supply chain.\n\n\"100,000 drones per year, from a single facility we own and operate is the\ntarget,\" said David Lazar, Chief Executive Officer of Quantum Cyber N.V. \"The\nPentagon is looking for attritable systems at scale, and Executive Order 14307\ndirects domestic production. We believe we are building the manufacturing\ninfrastructure to deliver both. Bridgeport is not a concept. It is a\nproduction address.\"\n\nAbout Quantum Drones Corporation\nQuantum Drones Corporation is a wholly owned Nevada-incorporated subsidiary of\nQuantum Cyber N.V. established to serve as the operational vehicle for the\nCompany's domestic defense technology programs and U.S. government procurement\nactivities. The subsidiary is led by Peter O'Rourke, President and Director, a\nformer Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under the\nTrump administration, and Robert Liscouski, Director, a former Assistant\nSecretary for Infrastructure Protection at the U.S. Department of Homeland\nSecurity and co-founder and former Chairman and CEO of a Nasdaq-listed quantum\ncomputing company.\n\nAbout Quantum Cyber N.V.\nQuantum Cyber N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) is assembling an AI-powered,\nquantum-accelerated System-of-Systems autonomous defense platform that\nintegrates drone warfare, counter-UAS, autonomous naval mine countermeasures,\nEMP shielding, anti-drone ammunition, command-and-control, and quantum antenna\napplications under a single Nasdaq-listed company. The Company acquires,\nlicenses, and develops combat-proven autonomous technologies, deploying them\nas a coordinated, multi-domain portfolio across air, land, and sea. For more\ninformation, visit www.quantum-cyber.ai.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nCertain statements made in this press release are \"forward-looking statements\"\nwithin the meaning of the \"safe harbor\" provisions of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by\nthe use of words such as \"anticipate,\" \"believe,\" \"expect,\" \"estimate,\"\n\"plan,\" \"outlook,\" and \"project\" and other similar expressions that predict or\nindicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical\nmatters. These forward-looking statements reflect the current analysis of\nexisting information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The\nsigning of a Letter of Intent does not guarantee the execution of a definitive\npurchase agreement or the consummation of the proposed transaction, and there\ncan be no assurance that the transaction will close on the terms described or\nat all. Production capacity targets represent management projections based on\ncurrent planned facility configuration and do not represent binding\ncommitments or guarantees of future output. As a result, caution must be\nexercised in relying on forward-looking statements. Due to known and unknown\nrisks, actual results may differ materially from the Company's expectations or\nprojections. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results\nto differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements:\n(i) the failure to execute a definitive purchase agreement or satisfy closing\nconditions, including Quantum Drones Corporation's satisfaction with due\ndiligence; (ii) the failure to achieve projected production capacity targets;\n(iii) the failure to secure procurement contracts sufficient to support\nprojected production volumes; (iv) changes in applicable laws or regulations;\nand (v) other risks and uncertainties discussed from time to time in other\nreports and public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the\n\"SEC\") by the Company. The Company's SEC filings are available publicly on the\nSEC's website at www.sec.gov. Any forward-looking statement made by the\nCompany in this press release is based only on information currently available\nand speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no\nobligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a\nresult of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as\nrequired by law.\n\nInvestor Relations Contact:\nArx Investor Relations\nNorth American Equities Desk\nqucy@arxhq.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/aa142b46-e2ba-4db7-9892-185a36c2d201)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-06T12:00:01.063903843Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783339201063},"received_at":"2026-07-06T12:00:01.129Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/07/06/3322387/0/en/Quantum-Cyber-Targets-Annual-Production-Capacity-of-100-000-Drones-combining-Kamikaze-Interceptor-Surveillance-VTOL-and-long-range-Phantom-950-at-Planned-Bridgeport-Connecticut-Man.html"},"analysis":{"id":"69876","press_release_id":"80763","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Aerospace & Defense","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":["acquisition based on non-binding Letter of Intent","production targets are forward-looking projections with no guarantee of fulfillment","no confirmed contracts announced to support projected volumes"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Quantum Cyber announced it targets an annual production capacity of 100,000 drones at a proposed Bridgeport, Connecticut manufacturing facility, pending the completion of a site acquisition.\n\nThe company's subsidiary signed a Letter of Intent on June 8, 2026, to acquire the 50,000-square-foot facility from Arcade Technology LLC for $3.2 million, though the transaction has not yet closed.\n\nManagement cited alignment with U.S. defense policy and a $55 billion DoD budget allocation as drivers for the strategic expansion into attritable drone systems.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Speculative capacity targets hinge on unclosed facility acquisition and future contract awards."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":3200000,"customDimensions":{"facility_sq_ft":50000,"annual_drone_capacity":100000,"dod_budget_allocation":"$55 billion"}},"quotedText":"Bridgeport is not a concept. 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