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DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
Novacium receives first commercial order for Alta Ares interceptor-drone battery packs
- The AA NOVA 6S3P packs deliver 15,000 mAh using 18 silicon-anode 21700 cells and are lighter than Alta Ares' reference battery at comparable performance.
- The order follows nearly six months of co-development and a July 2026 test campaign in which ten prototypes met Alta Ares' performance and reliability criteria.
- The packs are scheduled for delivery before the end of September 2026; X-Lock is an AI-guided quadcopter interceptor selected under France's DGA ELISA programme.
DRONE VOLT secures €50M minimum five-year Sol.One order
- The firm order has a minimum aggregate value of €50 million over five years.
- DRONE VOLT becomes exclusive supplier of the named propulsion systems and components and gains designated French commercialization rights.
- The companies also agreed reciprocal €2.5 million equity subscriptions, subject to implementation in the coming weeks.
Novacium takes first French Army drone battery order through partner LN Innov
- LN Innov ordered GEN3 6S1P packs rated at 6,000 mAh that use Novacium silicon-anode lithium-ion cells, and will fit them into FPV drones for a French Army regiment.
- The order is the first commercial use of Novacium's silicon-anode technology in the French defence sector and follows the integrated European electric-propulsion system shown at Eurosatory 2026.
- LN Innov, Novacium's electric-propulsion partner since June 2026, has been in discussions with French Army regiments since early 2026 and tested delivered battery samples during the second quarter.
Voyageur places first Canadian order for Airbus U030 Flexrotor
- Flexrotor is a tactical VTOL UAS for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance.
- The aircraft has a 25 kg maximum launch weight and more than 12 hours of endurance in standard configurations.
- It performs fully autonomous launch and recovery from land or sea within a 3.7 by 3.7 metre area.
CAAS awards Thales contract for Singapore UTM platform
- CAAS selected Thales as the lead consortium partner with Deeeplabs to deploy the TopSky–AstraUTM system in Singapore.
- The platform is designed to provide a single portal for unmanned-aircraft registration, flight applications and approvals, and real-time operation tracking.
- The contract supports drone use across logistics, infrastructure inspection, maritime operations, emergency response and urban mobility while improving regulatory visibility.
France orders six U070/VSR700 systems
- The order launches serial production of six aircraft.
- The French Navy configuration combines surveillance radar, an electro-optical system and an AIS receiver.
- Naval Group will integrate the aircraft and Steeris mission system with ship combat systems.
Parrot wins multi-year European defence contract for ANAFI UKR
- A major European defence force selected ANAFI UKR after qualification, compliance and flight-demonstration evaluations.
- First orders and deliveries were expected before the end of 2025, with multi-year options for additional systems.
- The programme includes engineering support, maintenance, training, spares and continuing software and cybersecurity updates.
Drone Volt signs EUR 6M international distribution contract
- Drone Volt signed a EUR 6 million international distribution contract.
- The agreement covered sale, promotion and distribution of Drone Volt systems including HERCULES 20, KOBRA and HELIPLANE.
- The contract also included creation of a local training center for customers and operators.
Drone Forge orders 17 Airbus Flexrotor aircraft
- The order was the largest disclosed Flexrotor purchase when Airbus announced it in June 2025.
- The ordered configuration includes heavy-fuel engines, Starlink connectivity and PT-6 imaging payloads.
- Drone Forge identified littoral surveillance, inland missions, infrastructure monitoring and maritime assessment as target uses.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Saft wins first STEP Robotics lithium-cell order
- The cells preserve robot-position data while systems are powered down so operation can resume from the stored position.
- Saft said the cells provide more than three years of backup power, exceeding the robots’ expected 24,000-hour service life.
- The order marked Saft’s entry into China’s industrial-robotics market.