Exail

• A18-M
• A6K Ultra-Deep AUV

  A6K

• A9-M

  A9-M

• DriX H-8
• DriX H-9

  DriX

• DriX O-16
• Exail Inspector 125

  Inspector

• Exail Inspector 90

  Inspector

• FlipiX
• K-Ster C
• R7 ROV
• Seascan
• T18-M

Facilities & manufacturing

• Factory floor area

  2020-01-09 - ECA Group announced a 5,000-square-metre Ostend plant to manufacture naval drones for the Belgian and Dutch mine-countermeasure program. - Planned naval-drone factory

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Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-10-21 - An unnamed navy selected Exail Marins INS for its complete USV fleet. - Exail’s own inertial-navigation equipment contracted for customer USVs; no vessel quantity or completed delivery claimed.

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• Order / commitment

  2025-07-30 - Exail won a contract to supply 100 Phins Compact inertial navigation systems for naval uncrewed underwater vehicles. - naval UUV navigation systems

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• Order / commitment

  2025-06-30 - Exail won a European defense contract to supply five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vessels for ISR missions. - DriX H-8 USV - European defense ISR missions

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• Order / commitment

  2025-06-24 - Exail was selected to equip the Indonesian Navy with a next-generation unmanned mine-countermeasures system including Inspector 90 USVs and mine identification and disposal assets. - Inspector 90 USVs and MCM assets

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Operating milestones

• Operating milestone

  2023-10-04 - Underwater-equipment rental operators added Exail subsea systems to their rental fleets. - Named rental-operator fleets

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• Operating milestone

  2023-06-28 - The French Navy deployed Exail SENIN navigation software across its ships and submarines, including 57 installations from 2004 to 2006.

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• Operating milestone

  2020-09-21 - ECA Group established Belgian manufacturing for unmanned mine-countermeasure vehicles under the Belgian and Dutch naval program.

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• Operating milestone

  2019-10-14 - DGA awarded ECA Group follow-on maintenance and refurbishment work for French Navy underwater acoustic measurement ranges.

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Supply chain relationships

• Kongsberg Discovery AS

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Kongsberg EM124 multibeam sonar equips Exail's DriX O-16 configuration for OMS Group

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• NORBIT

  Inbound - robotics sensors - NORBIT B51S multibeam sonar was selected for Exail's DriX H-8 delivered to ORLEN Petrobaltic

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• Thales

  Inbound - Sensing - Thales supplies SAMDIS 600 sonar for Exail extended A18-M AUVs in the French SLAMF programme

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• CTM

  Inbound - Sensing - CTM was contracted to supply MLM-3100 modules for ECA Group (now Exail) Inspector 125-S minesweeping

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• Patria

  Inbound - Sensing - Patria was contracted to supply ACS-66 modules for ECA Group (now Exail) Inspector 125-S minesweeping

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• Indonesian Navy

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail is contracted to supply four Inspector 90 USVs to the Indonesian Navy's MCM programme

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• Indonesian Navy

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail is contracted to supply Seascan mine identification systems to the Indonesian Navy

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• Shom

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail delivered a DriX H-8 USV to Shom for hydrographic surveys

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• Oceanic Observatory of Madeira

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail won a contract to supply a DriX O-16 USV to Madeira's Oceanic Observatory

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• ORLEN Petrobaltic

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail delivered a DriX H-8 USV to ORLEN Petrobaltic for Baltic offshore surveys

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• OMS Group

  Outbound - Oem Builders - OMS Group acquired a second Exail DriX O-16 USV for subsea cable surveys

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• Shom

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Shom ordered an Exail DriX H-9 USV to expand its hydrographic fleet

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• Bedrock Ocean Exploration

  Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Bedrock bought Exail's Phins 9 Compact INS for integration into its next-generation autonomous underwater vehicle

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• Oceaneering

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Oceaneering agreed to purchase an Exail DriX USV for remote offshore surveys

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• Indonesian Navy

  Outbound - Oem Builders - Exail is contracted to supply K-Ster mine disposal systems for the Indonesian Navy's MCM vessels

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• MBARI

  Outbound - Navigation - Exail supplies Phins Compact C7 INS units for MBARI deepwater AUVs

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• Eelume

  Outbound - Navigation - Exail supplies Phins Compact C3 INS units for Eelume S-Series all-terrain AUVs

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• Teledyne Marine

  Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Teledyne Marine specifies Exail DVL-aided inertial navigation in its Osprey AUV

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• Ifremer

  Outbound - Sensing - Exail supplies sonar, INS, sub-bottom profiling and Delph software for Ifremer CORAL AUV

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• Deep Ocean Search

  Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Deep Ocean Search selected Exail Gaps M7 acoustic positioning for deep-sea missions

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• Saab Seaeye

  Outbound - Navigation - iXblue (now Exail) PHINS 3 INS was selected for the ordered Seaeye Sabertooth configuration

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• Teledyne Marine

  Outbound - Positioning & Navigation - Exail PHINS C3 INS is fitted to the Teledyne Gavia AUV delivered to SEA360

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• Raphael Gorge - Chairman & CEO - Leads the parent group behind Exail's navigation, autonomy, photonics and defense-technology businesses.
• Thomas Buret - Co-General Manager - Part of Exail Technologies' executive management as the group scales navigation, autonomy and defense systems.
• Fabien Napolitano - Co-General Manager - Part of Exail Technologies' executive management for a group spanning inertial navigation, autonomy, photonics and maritime systems.
• Jerome Bendell - CEO, Maritime Systems Business Line - Connects Exail's maritime, aerospace and land systems leadership to autonomy and navigation markets served by the company.

Events

• 2026-10-21 - Contract Award - Exail wins Marins navigation award for unnamed navy’s USV fleet

  Marins provides position, heading, attitude and velocity data when GNSS signals are degraded, jammed or spoofed. The equipment uses fibre-optic gyroscope technology already deployed on naval surface vessels, submarines and underwater vehicles.

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• 2026-10-12 - Production Milestone - Exail starts production of Indonesian unmanned mine-countermeasures systems

  Production has begun on four Inspector 90 USVs with Seascan mine-identification ROVs and K-Ster disposal systems. Exail will integrate selected third-party towed sonar and influence sweeps, including Henriksen HEMLIS on the Inspector 90 vessels. The June2025 contract includes integration and personnel training in France and Indonesia; production start is separate from delivery.

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• 2026-10-09 - Market Signal - Exail details H1 maritime robotics profitability as programmes ramp

  The segment's current EBITDA margin reached 24%, supported by greater absorption of production costs as maritime robotics programmes ramped. Higher navigation-system production and deliveries also contributed to profitability; the group recorded €275 million revenue and €63 million current EBITDA. Retrospective accounting restatements affected reported net income but left current EBITDA and cash flows unchanged.

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• 2026-07-21 - Partnership - Elistair and Exail productise Khronos integration with DriX USV

  The productised integration follows earlier sea trials and is not presented as the first technical demonstration. The system supports automatic deployment, vessel-following operation, encrypted video and remote shore control. Elistair states tethered airborne endurance of up to 24 hours.

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• 2026-07-15 - Contract Award - Exail wins European navy contract for three light MCM systems

  Each system integrates Exail UMIS technology into a 9.5-metre rigid-hulled inflatable boat. The configured payload combines three Seascan mine-identification and K-Ster mine-neutralisation vehicles. The crew-of-three system includes Umisoft mission software, a drone-control console, launch-and-recovery berth and Gaps acoustic positioning.

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• 2026-07-06 - Acquisition - Thales agrees to acquire Exail stake ahead of planned tender offer

  The transaction values Exail at an implied enterprise value of about €3.9 billion. Thales said the acquisition would expand its underwater-warfare scale and inertial-navigation capabilities. Closing of the initial stake purchase is expected by Q3 2027, with the tender offer expected to close by early 2028 at the latest.

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• 2026-06-26 - Acquisition - Safran enters exclusive negotiations to acquire Exail Technologies

  Safran confirmed exclusive negotiations for a potential acquisition of Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share, starting with the Gorgé family controlling stake and followed by a mandatory public offer if completed. Safran stated the potential transaction would value Exail Technologies at €128.50 per share. The process remains conditional; Safran said there is no assurance the transaction will be completed.

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• 2026-06-12 - Product Launch - Exail launches rapidly deployable GNSS-denied navigation solution

  The system targets operations where GNSS is unavailable, degraded or contested. The launch is relevant to autonomous and uncrewed platforms that depend on resilient positioning.

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• 2026-01-07 - Commercial Order - Exail receives Shom order for DriX H-9 survey vessel

  The H-9 can operate from shore or from Shom’s Beautemps-Beaupré hydrographic ship. Shom plans to use the vessel from Brest to reach survey areas in the English Channel and Atlantic. The new vessel will share operating experience and infrastructure with Marlin.

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• 2025-09-24 - Demonstration - Exail DriX H-8 Marlin completes Shom ship-based acceptance trials

  Launch and deployment from the hydrographic ship were validated to inform the design of next-generation hydrographic vessels. Hydrographic surveys measured seabed depths of up to 200 metres during the trials. The DriX navigation system combines AIS data with radar, lidar and infrared-camera inputs for operator-supervised autonomous collision avoidance.

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• 2025-09-02 - Commercial Order - Exail delivers DriX H-8 Marlin to Shom

  Ten Shom employees completed two Exail supervisor-training sessions in La Ciotat in July. Hydrographers at Brest’s Atlantic hydrographic and oceanographic group will supervise autonomous navigation around the clock. Planned missions include seabed mapping, harbour-channel surveys and environmental studies along the Atlantic and Channel coasts.

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• 2025-07-30 - Contract Award - Exail wins 100-unit Phins Compact INS order for naval UUVs

  The order covers navigation systems for naval UUV applications. The unnamed U.S. defense customer selected Phins Compact for subsea autonomy navigation.

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• 2025-06-30 - Contract Award - Exail wins European defense contract for five DriX H-8 USVs

  The award covers a five-vessel DriX H-8 fleet for a defense customer. It is distinct from DriX O-16 sea trials and from Exail's Indonesian MCM award.

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• 2025-06-24 - Contract Award - Exail selected for Indonesian Navy unmanned MCM system

  Exail was selected to supply multiple unmanned surface vessels and mine-identification and disposal systems to the Indonesian Navy. The system centres on Inspector 90 USVs and integrates mine detection, classification, identification and disposal functions. The award gives Indonesia a stand-off unmanned mine-countermeasures capability designed to keep crews outside the minefield.

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• 2024-11-07 - Commercial Order - French DGA selects up to 16 extended A18-M vehicles

  The order covers eight autonomous underwater vehicles plus eight additional units as an option. The extended A18-M configuration integrates Thales SAMDIS 600 multi-view sonar for mine detection and classification. The programme binds an exact A18-M derivative to a named naval customer and procurement programme.

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• 2024-06-05 - Demonstration - Exail conducts sea trials for DriX O-16 transoceanic USV

  The demonstration validated a larger DriX USV for long-range hydrographic and maritime missions. The demonstration validates Exail conducts sea trials for DriX O-16 transoceanic USV's technology in maritime autonomy, underwater robotics or marine inspection workflows.

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• 2024-04-18 - Partnership - Exail Phins Compact C3 selected for Eelume S-Series AUVs

  The S-Series can manoeuvre through 360 degrees in both roll and pitch. The vehicles target survey and inspection in difficult terrain, including hillsides, under ice and beneath vessels. The compact OEM navigation package is intended to fit the S-Series vehicle architecture.

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• 2023-10-04 - Production Milestone - Underwater-equipment rental operators added Exail subsea systems to their rental fleets

  In 2022, Oceanscan, a rental marine equipment provider, acquired Exail’s Gaps M5 USBL positioning system, Octans Subsea and Octans Nano AHRS as well as Rovins and Phins Subsea INS Exail achieved record rental growth in 2022–2023, securing global contracts and delivering dependable technology for diverse operational needs. After a strong 2022 and a successful first semester in 2023, Exail has positioned itself to effectively address the needs of the rental market

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• 2023-06-18 - Market Signal - Exail deploys uncrewed vessels in lost-shipwreck search

  The search used remotely operated uncrewed vessels. The mission applied maritime robotics to seabed search work. The event is limited to the documented search operation, not a permanent deployment.

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• 2022-10-19 - Production Milestone - Belgian and Dutch navies prepare to receive third-generation robotic MCM systems

  The programme uses autonomous and remotely operated maritime systems. Both navies are recipients under the joint mine-countermeasures programme. The milestone concerned delivery preparation for the programme’s robotic fleet.

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• 2022-10-04 - Company Formation - ECA Group and iXblue combine under Exail brand

  The combined company brought together robotics, navigation, aerospace and photonics capabilities. Exail became a high-technology subsidiary of Groupe Gorgé focused on critical missions.

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• 2021-12-01 - Product Launch - ECA Group introduced the EVO 145 HD inspection camera for nuclear applications in air and water

  EVO 145 HD provides a panoramic inspection view in a compact waterproof housing Two integrated lasers support dimensional measurement of observed defects Software modules enhance video quality for nuclear inspection workflows

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• 2021-10-12 - Product Launch - ECA Group launched the R7 compact remotely operated inspection robot

  R7 uses a digital architecture for plug-and-play payload connections Its control unit combines a 15-inch touchscreen with a second data display The compact platform is designed for portable underwater inspection work

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• 2021-10-10 - Demonstration - French authorities evaluate ECA Group A18D underwater drone

  The evaluated platform was the A18D AUV. The participants included the French DGA and French Navy. The French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service also took part in the evaluation.

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• 2021-09-27 - Commercial Order - ECA Group delivers third reactor-inspection system to ILL

  The configuration uses a VS 340 N monochrome camera with a hard-radiation-tolerant tube sensor. The camera is mounted on a radiation-tolerant pan-and-tilt unit with its associated control equipment. This was the third completed supply of the same inspection-system configuration to ILL; commercial terms were not disclosed.

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• 2021-09-13 - Partnership - ECA Group selects CTM and Patria for minesweeping modules

  The modules support a minesweeping system for the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies. The announcement names electromagnetic and acoustic module supply. The two suppliers are retained within one multilateral programme event rather than a combined company edge.

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• 2021-07-14 - Contract Award - ECA Group selected for three EDIDP defence-research projects

  The selection covered three separate European projects. The projects were funded through the EDIDP defence-research programme. The milestone concerns research participation rather than a commercial equipment order.

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• 2021-07-04 - Partnership - ATLANTIS project modernises hybrid ROV for offshore wind inspection

  The work was conducted within a European H2020 consortium project. The robotic platform was a hybrid remotely operated vehicle. Target tasks included inspection and maintenance of offshore wind infrastructure.

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• 2021-05-13 - Commercial Order - Geneva Navigation Police selects H800 ROV for underwater search and rescue

  The ROV supports search and rescue, wreck inspection and underwater object recovery. Its equipment includes scanning sonar, a five-axis electric arm and USBL positioning. An altimeter with automatic altitude control enables operation close to the lake bed.

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• 2021-05-10 - Partnership - ECA Group and TMT sign SEA 1905 mine-countermeasures MOU

  The agreement formed a French-Australian team for the programme. Its scope covered robotic mine-countermeasures systems for the Royal Australian Navy. The announcement concerned an exploratory bid-stage MOU rather than an awarded supply contract.

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• 2021-05-04 - Commercial Order - Taiwanese oceanographic programme selects ECA Group H800 ROV

  The selected platform was the H800 ROV. Its documented role was oceanographic research. The deployment geography was Taiwan.

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• 2021-04-07 - Deployment - ECA Group delivers ROV systems for offshore underwater work in Argentina

  The delivery covered subsea remotely operated systems. The operating programme was UWILD offshore underwater work. The deployment location was Argentina.

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• 2021-03-08 - Commercial Order - ECA Group delivers H300V ROV for Middle East search and rescue

  The delivered system was an H300V ROV. Its stated operational role was underwater search and rescue. The customer’s identity was not disclosed in the announcement.

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• 2021-03-02 - Commercial Order - SA Biotech receives ECA Pipe Cruiser and Z Pipe Viewer systems

  SA Biotech intended to use both systems for demonstrations to South African wastewater-network inspection companies. ECA Group provided SA Biotech staff with preliminary technical and marketing training in France. Z Pipe Viewer covers 100-800 millimetre pipes from a manhole, while Pipe Cruiser covers 150-1,800 millimetre sewers over distances up to 500 metres.

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• 2021-02-16 - Commercial Order - ECA Group supplies H300 MK2 ROV for Chilean fish-farm inspection

  The supplied platform was an H300 MK2 ROV. The documented application was underwater fish-farm inspection. The operating geography was Chile.

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• 2021-02-11 - Product Launch - ECA Group unveils CAMELEON MK3 unmanned ground vehicle

  The update advances the established CAMELEON UGV family. The announcement identifies the new generation as MK3. The platform remains focused on remote operation in hazardous environments.

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• 2020-03-29 - Commercial Order - Lithuanian Navy orders additional K-STER mine-disposal systems

  Lithuania had operated K-STER systems since its initial purchase in 2009. The system is designed to identify and neutralise sea mines. The follow-on order extended an established operational fleet rather than starting a new evaluation.

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• 2020-02-04 - Partnership - ECA Group leads DroneSeastem-Protect maritime-drone consortium

  ECA Group led the industrial collaboration. The programme focused on deploying multiple unmanned systems as a coordinated mission group. Participants were drawn from the robotics sector in southern France.

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• 2020-01-09 - Facility Opening - ECA Group plans 5,000-square-metre Ostend drone plant

  Port of Ostend granted a concession on the former Beliard site, where the plant was planned to become operational in 2022. The factory and production start represented an investment of about EUR 10 million. Planned output included A18-M and T18-M vehicles, Inspector 125 USVs, Seascan and K-STER mine-disposal systems, and launch-and-recovery equipment.

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• 2020-01-07 - Product Launch - ECA Group launches indoor–outdoor autonomous AGV for Industry 4.0

  The AGV was designed for automated factory logistics. Its operating scope spans indoor and outdoor environments. The product targets production-flow optimisation and lower material-handling costs.

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• 2019-12-12 - Commercial Order - Médecins Sans Frontières receives two ECA borehole-inspection systems

  The order covered two inspection systems. The equipment is used to inspect deep water boreholes. The programme supports access to water in African operating locations.

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• 2019-12-01 - Commercial Order - Tunisian oceanographic institute receives H300 MK2 ROV system

  The recipient was Tunisia’s oceanographic institute. The delivered system was the H300 MK2 remotely operated vehicle. The documented mission scope was subsea oceanographic research.

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• 2019-09-29 - Commercial Order - Canada and France place first CAMELEON LG orders

  The announcement covered two separate ground-robot contracts. Their combined value exceeded €3 million. They represented the first commercial successes for the CAMELEON LG platform.

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• 2019-09-08 - Commercial Order - ECA GROUP equips Shanghai University ROV with electric arm for subsea scientific research

  The electric arm was supplied for integration on the university’s remotely operated vehicle. The manipulator provides five functions for underwater intervention tasks. The documented application was subsea scientific research.

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• 2019-06-11 - Deployment - Monaco Police receives ECA Group IGUANA ground robot

  The delivered platform was an IGUANA UGV. The recipient was the Monaco Police. The robot is designed for remote intervention in hazardous public-safety environments.

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• 2019-05-21 - Contract Award - ECA Group wins Belgian–Dutch robotic mine-countermeasures contract

  The programme is shared by the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies. Its operating concept uses robotic and autonomous maritime systems. The award concerns mine detection, identification and neutralisation workflows.

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• 2019-03-26 - Product Launch - ECA Group introduces air-transportable UMIS In The Box system

  The configuration was designed for transport by air. It packages multiple unmanned vehicles for stand-off mine warfare. The product extends ECA Group’s UMIS mine-countermeasure architecture into a deployable kit.

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• 2019-03-15 - Demonstration - ECA Group demonstrates AGV for aluminium smelters

  The vehicle was designed for material handling in smelter environments. The demonstration tested automated movement within an industrial operating workflow. No unnamed smelter is represented as a customer deployment.

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• 2019-02-26 - Commercial Order - ECA Group delivers H300 ROV for submerged-structure work in France

  The delivered platform was an H300 ROV. Its documented role was underwater intervention on submerged structures. The operating geography was France.

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• 2019-02-21 - Product Launch - ECA Group introduces Inspector 125 and Cameleon LG

  Inspector 125 is the maritime vehicle in the two-product announcement. Cameleon LG is the accompanying land vehicle. Nexter participated in development of Cameleon LG, not Inspector 125.

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• 2019-02-12 - Demonstration - ECA Group demonstrates USV–ROV interoperability for Total and TechnipFMC

  The demonstration combined USV and ROV operations in one inspection workflow. Total and TechnipFMC participated in the multilateral evaluation. The test addressed offshore subsea-inspection operations.

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• 2018-11-23 - Contract Award - ECA Group supplies Pipe Cruiser system in France

  The system uses a multidirectional trolley for pipe travel. Its inspection head carries a swivelling television camera with zoom. The delivered configuration was intended for sewer-network inspection.

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• 2018-10-15 - Commercial Order - Sonatrach awards ECA Group €4 million underwater-cleaning contract

  ECA’s six-tonne VISIT submarine system was assigned to clean four seawater intake galleries. The vehicle uses hydraulic tools to clean the galleries’ pipe walls. The contract was the fourth Sonatrach assignment of this type awarded to ECA Group.

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• 2018-09-19 - Commercial Order - ECA Group records new sale of A18 autonomous underwater vehicle

  The sold platform was an A18 AUV. The vehicle is used for underwater inspection and mapping missions. The customer was not identified in the public announcement.

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• 2018-09-14 - Contract Award - ECA Group supplies H300V ROV to Chilean service company

  The delivered product was the H300V underwater vehicle. The recipient’s exact legal identity was not disclosed. The record is limited to the completed equipment supply described by ECA Group.

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• 2018-06-05 - Product Launch - ECA Group introduces 1,000-metre core-sampler recovery system

  The neutral-buoyancy skid combined a five-function electric manipulator with a protected six-compartment telescopic receiver. A seven-function telemetry unit controlled the arm, with two functions assigned to extending and retracting the sample drawer. The first system was installed on an H800-1000 ROV delivered to the Oceanographic Institute of Monaco.

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• 2018-05-24 - Commercial Order - ECA Group delivers BH VIEWER 200 system in Benin

  The system supports inspection of wells from four to 32 inches in diameter. Its swivelling colour camera and laser references support crack measurement and three-dimensional inspection. The completed delivery included operator training; equipment quantity and commercial terms were not disclosed.

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• 2018-05-02 - Contract Award - Orano orders 20 VSLT346Ni nuclear-inspection units from ECA Group

  The VSLT346Ni unit remotely controls a radiation-tolerant pan-and-tilt assembly carrying a television camera and lights for omnidirectional viewing. The framework agreement covers 20 units on a phased delivery programme over the following two years. ECA Group said the first order comprised seven units scheduled for delivery in spring 2018.

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• 2018-04-18 - Commercial Order - Three customers place naval-robotics orders worth more than €12 million

  The announcement covered three distinct customer orders. Their combined disclosed value exceeded €12 million. The order scope was naval robotic equipment.

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• 2018-03-05 - Commercial Order - Beachcomber orders two BM5E Micro arms for its H800-INS ROV

  Both BM5E Micro arms can be installed side by side on a skid beneath the ROV. One arm can hold position on an underwater structure while the other performs maintenance. Beachcomber uses the H800-INS for underwater-structure maintenance in Tahiti.

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• 2018-02-14 - Partnership - ECA Group and Petrus partner on subsea robotics services

  The scope includes autonomous underwater vehicles. It also covers remotely operated vehicle services. The partnership targets inspection and intervention work in subsea energy operations.

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Relationships

• Elistair

  Integrated Platform Partner - Elistair and Exail are productising Khronos integration with DriX.

• Henriksen

  Integration - Exail will integrate Henriksen HEMLIS influence-sweep systems with Inspector 90 USVs in Indonesia’s UMIS package.

• European navy

  Uncrewed Mine Countermeasure Customer - Exail won a European navy contract for three rapidly deployable RHIB-based mine-countermeasure systems carrying Seascan and K-Ster vehicles.

• Shom

  Drix H 9 Order - Shom ordered an Exail DriX H-9 to complement Marlin and expand its hydrographic survey fleet.

• U.S. naval UUV customer

  Customer - Exail won a contract to supply 100 Phins Compact inertial navigation systems for naval UUVs.

• Unnamed U.S. defense customer

  Commercial Order - Exail won a 100-unit Phins Compact INS order for naval UUVs from an unnamed U.S. defense customer.

• Indonesian Navy

  Unmanned Mcm Customer - Exail was selected to equip the Indonesian Navy with a next-generation unmanned mine-countermeasures system.

Comparable profiles

• Advanced Navigation

  stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Inertial Navigation Supplier

• HYFIX

  stack adjacency - Inertial Navigation Supplier

• MicroStrain

  stack adjacency - Inertial Navigation Supplier

• KVH Industries

  stack adjacency - Inertial Navigation Supplier

• BlueBotics

  stack adjacency - Autonomous Navigation Supplier

• uAvionix

  stack adjacency - Avionics Navigation Component Supplier

• SBG Systems

  stack adjacency - GNSS Ins · Inertial Navigation Supplier

• ANELLO Photonics

  stack adjacency - Avionics Navigation Component Supplier

• Civitanavi Systems

  stack adjacency - Avionics Navigation Component Supplier · Inertial Navigation Supplier

• Dynautics

  stack adjacency - Autonomous Navigation Supplier

• u-blox

  stack adjacency - GNSS Ins

• Septentrio

  stack adjacency - GNSS Ins

Shared workflows

• Mesa Quantum

  workflow adjacency - GPS Denied UAV Navigation · Resilient Positioning Navigation

• Buntar Aerospace

  workflow adjacency - GPS Denied UAV Navigation

• VICTUS Technologies

  workflow adjacency - GPS Denied UAV Navigation

• SandboxAQ

  workflow adjacency - GPS Denied UAV Navigation

• Lendurai

  workflow adjacency - GPS Denied UAV Navigation

• AdamantQ

  workflow adjacency - Resilient Positioning Navigation

• Testnor

  workflow adjacency - Resilient Positioning Navigation

• Inertial Labs

  workflow adjacency - Resilient Positioning Navigation

• Evolunar

  workflow adjacency - Resilient Positioning Navigation

• TERN

  workflow adjacency - Resilient Positioning Navigation

Context tags

• Inertial and resilient navigation stack - Stack Layer - https://www.exail.com/news/news/exail-launches-rapidly-deployable-navigation-solution-for-agile-operations-in-gnss-denied-environments
• Resilient positioning and navigation - Workflow - https://www.exail.com/news/news/exail-launches-rapidly-deployable-navigation-solution-for-agile-operations-in-gnss-denied-environments
• Avionics navigation component supplier - Stack Layer
• GPS-denied UAV navigation - Workflow - https://www.exail.com/news/news/exail-launches-rapidly-deployable-navigation-solution-for-agile-operations-in-gnss-denied-environments
• Autonomous navigation supplier - Stack Layer
• GNSS/INS - Stack Layer - https://www.exail.com/news/news/exail-launches-rapidly-deployable-navigation-solution-for-agile-operations-in-gnss-denied-environments

• Exail wins Marins navigation award for unnamed navy’s USV fleet

  2026-10-21 · Order / contract · A navy selected Exail’s Marins inertial navigation systems for its complete uncrewed-surface-vessel fleet, with customer identity, equipment quantities and delivery timing undisclosed.

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• Exail wins European navy contract for three light MCM systems

  2026-07-15 · Order / contract · Exail won a European navy contract for three rapidly deployable RHIB-based mine-countermeasure systems carrying Seascan and K-Ster vehicles.

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• Exail receives Shom order for DriX H-9 survey vessel

  2026-01-07 · Order / contract · Shom selected Exail’s DriX H-9 to expand its hydrographic and oceanographic survey fleet after receiving and deploying DriX H-8 Marlin.

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• Exail delivers DriX H-8 Marlin to Shom

  2025-09-02 · Order / contract · Shom received the Exail-built DriX H-8 named Marlin at Brest for coastal hydrographic work, ahead of a team familiarisation phase.

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• Exail wins 100-unit Phins Compact INS order for naval UUVs

  2025-07-30 · Order / contract · Exail won a contract to supply 100 Phins Compact inertial navigation systems for naval uncrewed underwater vehicles.

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• Exail wins European defense contract for five DriX H-8 USVs

  2025-06-30 · Order / contract · Exail won a European defense contract to supply five DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vessels for ISR missions.

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• Exail selected for Indonesian Navy unmanned MCM system

  2025-06-24 · Order / contract · Exail was selected to equip the Indonesian Navy with a next-generation unmanned mine-countermeasures system.

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• French DGA selects up to 16 extended A18-M vehicles

  2024-11-07 · Order / contract · The French defence procurement agency selected an extended A18-M configuration with Thales SAMDIS 600 sonar for the SLAMF mine-countermeasures programme.

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• ECA Group delivers third reactor-inspection system to ILL

  2021-09-27 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered a further radiation-tolerant visual-inspection system to the Institut Laue-Langevin after two earlier purchases of the same configuration.

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• ECA Group selected for three EDIDP defence-research projects

  2021-07-14 · Order / contract · ECA Group was selected to participate in three European Defence Industrial Development Programme research projects.

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• Geneva Navigation Police selects H800 ROV for underwater search and rescue

  2021-05-13 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered a tailored H800 ROV to the Geneva Navigation Police after a successful Lake Geneva demonstration.

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• Taiwanese oceanographic programme selects ECA Group H800 ROV

  2021-05-04 · Order / contract · An oceanographic research programme in Taiwan selected ECA Group’s H800 remotely operated vehicle.

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• ECA Group delivers H300V ROV for Middle East search and rescue

  2021-03-08 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered an H300V remotely operated vehicle for underwater search-and-rescue work in the Middle East.

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• SA Biotech receives ECA Pipe Cruiser and Z Pipe Viewer systems

  2021-03-02 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered Pipe Cruiser and Z Pipe Viewer inspection systems to SA Biotech for demonstrations in South Africa.

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• ECA Group supplies H300 MK2 ROV for Chilean fish-farm inspection

  2021-02-16 · Order / contract · ECA Group supplied an H300 MK2 remotely operated vehicle for fish-farm inspection work in Chile.

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• Lithuanian Navy orders additional K-STER mine-disposal systems

  2020-03-29 · Order / contract · The Lithuanian Navy ordered another batch of ECA Group K-STER remotely operated mine-disposal systems.

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• Médecins Sans Frontières receives two ECA borehole-inspection systems

  2019-12-12 · Order / contract · ECA Group supplied two borehole video-inspection systems to Médecins Sans Frontières for water projects in Africa.

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• Tunisian oceanographic institute receives H300 MK2 ROV system

  2019-12-01 · Order / contract · ECA Group supplied an H300 MK2 observation-class ROV system for oceanographic work in Tunisia.

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• Canada and France place first CAMELEON LG orders

  2019-09-29 · Order / contract · ECA Group won two ground-robot contracts worth more than €3 million for CAMELEON LG systems in Canada and France.

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• ECA GROUP equips Shanghai University ROV with electric arm for subsea scientific research

  2019-09-08 · Order / contract · ECA Group supplied a five-function electric manipulator arm for a Shanghai University ROV used in subsea research.

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• ECA Group wins Belgian–Dutch robotic mine-countermeasures contract

  2019-05-21 · Order / contract · ECA Group was awarded a naval contract supporting the joint Belgian–Dutch mine-countermeasures programme.

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• ECA Group delivers H300 ROV for submerged-structure work in France

  2019-02-26 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered an H300 remotely operated vehicle for intervention on submerged structures in France.

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• ECA Group supplies Pipe Cruiser system in France

  2018-11-23 · Order / contract · ECA Group supplied a Pipe Cruiser sewer-inspection system to a French wastewater operator.

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• Sonatrach awards ECA Group €4 million underwater-cleaning contract

  2018-10-15 · Order / contract · Sonatrach awarded ECA Group a contract worth more than €4 million for underwater cleaning at its Arzew LNG plant.

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• ECA Group records new sale of A18 autonomous underwater vehicle

  2018-09-19 · Order / contract · ECA Group announced a new customer sale of its A18 autonomous underwater vehicle.

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• ECA Group supplies H300V ROV to Chilean service company

  2018-09-14 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered an H300V remotely operated vehicle to an unnamed Chilean ROV-services business.

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• ECA Group delivers BH VIEWER 200 system in Benin

  2018-05-24 · Order / contract · ECA Group delivered a BH VIEWER 200 borehole-inspection system to Sogea-Satom in Benin and trained the customer team in operation, maintenance and safety.

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• Orano orders 20 VSLT346Ni nuclear-inspection units from ECA Group

  2018-05-02 · Order / contract · ECA Group received an Orano framework agreement for 20 VSLT346Ni radiation-tolerant pan-and-tilt inspection units, beginning with seven units.

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• Three customers place naval-robotics orders worth more than €12 million

  2018-04-18 · Order / contract · ECA Group announced three new naval-robotics orders with a combined value above €12 million.

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• Beachcomber orders two BM5E Micro arms for its H800-INS ROV

  2018-03-05 · Order / contract · Beachcomber ordered two five-function electric manipulator arms to expand the maintenance capability of its H800-INS ROV.

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