Quantum Cyber Completes First Mini-Interceptor Drone at Its Newly U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Bridgeport, Connecticut

WEST PALM BEACH, Flo ida, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qua tum Cybe N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) (“Qua tum Cybe ” o the “Compa y”), a Nasdaq-listed auto omous defe se tech ology compa y assembli g a AI-powe ed System-of-Systems platfo m fo d o e wa fa e, cou te -UAS, a d bo de secu ity applicatio s, today a ou ced that its wholly ow ed subsidia y, Qua tum D o es Co po atio , has completed the ma ufactu i g a d assembly of its fi st mi i-i te cepto d o e at the Compa y’s ewly acqui ed U.S.-based ma ufactu i g facility i B idgepo t, Co ecticut.

The milesto e ma ks the fi st i -house d o e p oduced by Qua tum Cybe followi g the closi g o July 15, 2026, of the app oximately 50,000 squa e foot B idgepo t, Co ecticut facility, a d ep ese ts what the Compa y believes is a ope atio al p oof poi t i the Compa y’s stated st ategic t a sitio f om a tech ology developme t a d IP lice si g platfo m to a ve tically i teg ated auto omous defe se ma ufactu e with domestic p oductio capacity u de its ow co t ol.

A Mi i-I te cepto Built fo Swa m Deployme tThe mi i-i te cepto is a high-speed auto omous platfo m e gi ee ed fo apid espo se a d ae ial eut alizatio of hostile u ma ed ae ial systems. It is a co e compo e t of the Compa y’s cu e tly pla ed cou te -UAS p oduct li e a d is desig ed to be p oduced at att itable u it eco omics fo high-volume tactical deployme t.

Mi i-I te cepto Platfo m Specificatio s

• Maximum speed: up to 220 kilomete s pe hou
• Ope atio time: up to 20 mi utes
• Payload: up to 50 g ams of e e getic payload
• Fast i te ceptio capability agai st hostile u ma ed ae ial systems
• Compact a d ma euve able ai f ame optimized fo tactical ae ial e gageme ts

As p eviously disclosed o May 21, 2026, the Compa y’s Qua tum D o e Auto omous System (QDAS) a chitectu e, fo which Qua tum Cybe filed a p ovisio al pate t applicatio with the U ited States Pate t a d T adema k Office o May 19, 2026, co templates the deployme t of i te cepto mic o-d o es i swa ms of up to 12 u its pe ai bo e se ti el platfo m, with scalable se ti el deployme t i te ded to e able total deployable i te cepto capacity i the thousa ds f om a si gle fo ce package. P oduci g this class of i te cepto domestically, at scale, a d at att itable u it eco omics is ce t al to the Compa y’s positio i g withi the U.S. cou te -UAS p ocu eme t pipeli e.

The Compa y also co fi med that the i itial buildout of its pla ed 80-u it 3D P i ti g d o e p oductio fa m at the B idgepo t, Co ecticut facility is adva ci g a d is expected to come o li e sho tly. O ce ope atio al, the 3D P i ti g Fa m is i te ded to se ve as the p ima y auto omous d o e ma ufactu i g ope atio at the facility, with dedicated capacity fo st uctu al ai f ame compo e ts, e closu es, a d p i ted subassemblies ac oss the Compa y’s pla ed att itable o e-way attack, i te cepto , a d VTOL p oduct li es.

The 3D P i ti g Fa m is desig ed to co sume both sta da d PETG filame t a d Fo mula A, Qua tum Cybe ’s pate t-pe di g EMP-ha de ed composite filame t, both to be p oduced i -house th ough the Compa y’s p eviously a ou ced Adva ced Filame t Ma ufactu i g Divisio . This ve tical i teg atio is i te ded to educe exte al supply chai depe de cy, p otect p op ieta y fo mulatio s, a d suppo t p oductio scali g i espo se to custome dema d.

“P oduci g a d assembli g ou fi st mi i-i te cepto at B idgepo t moves us f om acqui i g the facility to u i g it,” said David Laza , Chief Executive Office of Qua tum Cybe . “We believe that the mi i-i te cepto is the class of att itable, high-volume ae ial eut alizatio platfo m that Executive O de 14307 a d the Depa tme t of Defe se FY2027 auto omous wa fa e budget a e di ecti g domestic ma ufactu e s to delive . The ext step is b i gi g the 3D P i ti g Fa m o li e. Whe it is fully commissio ed, we i te d to be buildi g d o es f om filame t we ow , o p i te s we ow , i side a facility we ow . We believe that is what a domestic auto omous defe se ma ufactu e looks like.”

The Compa y has p eviously stated a ta geted a ual p oductio capacity of app oximately 100,000 d o es f om the B idgepo t, Co ecticut facility upo completio of full ope atio al modificatio a d buildout, spa i g kamikaze o e-way attack, i te cepto , su veilla ce, VTOL, a d lo g- a ge Pha tom-950 platfo ms. These p oductio ta gets emai alig ed with the T ump Admi ist atio ’s Executive O de 14307 o Ame ica d o e domi a ce a d the U.S. Depa tme t of Defe se FY2027 Budget Request, which allocates app oximately $55 billio towa d d o e a d auto omous wa fa e p og ams.

About Qua tum D o es Co po atio Qua tum D o es Co po atio is a wholly ow ed Nevada-i co po ated subsidia y of Qua tum Cybe N.V. established to se ve as the ope atio al vehicle fo the Compa y’s domestic defe se tech ology p og ams a d U.S. gove me t p ocu eme t activities. The subsidia y is led by Pete O’Rou ke, P eside t a d Di ecto , a fo me Acti g Sec eta y of the U.S. Depa tme t of Vete a s Affai s u de the T ump admi ist atio , a d Robe t Liscouski, Di ecto , a fo me Assista t Sec eta y fo I f ast uctu e P otectio at the U.S. Depa tme t of Homela d Secu ity a d co-fou de a d fo me Chai ma a d CEO of a Nasdaq-listed qua tum computi g compa y.

About Qua tum Cybe N.V.Qua tum Cybe N.V. (Nasdaq: QUCY) is assembli g a AI-powe ed, qua tum-accele ated System-of-Systems auto omous defe se platfo m that i teg ates d o e wa fa e, cou te -UAS, auto omous aval mi e cou te measu es, EMP shieldi g, a ti-d o e ammu itio , comma d-a d-co t ol, a d qua tum a te a applicatio s u de a si gle Nasdaq-listed compa y. The Compa y acqui es, lice ses, a d develops combat-p ove auto omous tech ologies, deployi g them as a coo di ated, multi-domai po tfolio ac oss ai , la d, a d sea. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.qua tum-cybe .ai.

Fo wa d-Looki g Stateme tsCe tai stateme ts made i this p ess elease a e “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of the “safe ha bo ” p ovisio s of the P ivate Secu ities Litigatio Refo m Act of 1995. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts may be ide tified by the use of wo ds such as “a ticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “estimate,” “pla ,” “outlook,” a d “p oject” a d othe simila exp essio s that p edict o i dicate futu e eve ts o t e ds o that a e ot stateme ts of histo ical matte s. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts eflect the cu e t a alysis of existi g i fo matio a d a e subject to va ious isks a d u ce tai ties. The fili g of a p ovisio al pate t applicatio does ot gua a tee issua ce of a pate t. Platfo m specificatio s eflect cu e t desig i te t a d may cha ge as the platfo m adva ces f om i itial assembly to se ial p oductio . P oductio capacity ta gets a d platfo m deployme t co cepts ep ese t ma ageme t p ojectio s a d desig i te t based o cu e t pla ed facility co figu atio a d cu e t a chitectu e disclosu es, a d do ot ep ese t bi di g commitme ts o gua a tees of futu e output o field deployme t. As a esult, cautio must be exe cised i elyi g o fo wa d-looki g stateme ts. Due to k ow a d u k ow isks, actual esults may diffe mate ially f om the Compa y’s expectatio s o p ojectio s. The followi g facto s, amo g othe s, could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om those desc ibed i these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts: (i) the failu e to complete the buildout a d commissio i g of the 3D P i ti g d o e p oductio fa m o the a ticipated timeli e; (ii) the failu e to adva ce the mi i-i te cepto a d elated platfo ms f om i itial assembly to se ial p oductio ; (iii) the failu e to achieve p ojected p oductio capacity ta gets; (iv) the failu e to secu e p ocu eme t co t acts sufficie t to suppo t p ojected p oductio volumes; (v) cha ges i applicable laws o egulatio s; a d (vi) othe isks a d u ce tai ties discussed f om time to time i othe epo ts a d public fili gs with the Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) by the Compa y. The Compa y’s SEC fili gs a e available publicly o the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. A y fo wa d-looki g stateme t made by the Compa y i this p ess elease is based o ly o i fo matio cu e tly available a d speaks o ly as of the date o which it is made. The Compa y u de takes o obligatio to publicly update a y fo wa d-looki g stateme t, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e developme ts, o othe wise, except as equi ed by law.

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