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Top 25 Autonomous drone manufacturers based in France

Name: Autonomous drone manufacturers based in France
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 219 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 219 autonomous drone manufacturers headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 3,169 professional contacts across them, including 607 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers autonomous drone manufacturers headquartered in France, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

219Companies

3,169Contacts tracked

607Verified emails

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The 25 largest autonomous drone manufacturers based in France

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 219 autonomous drone manufacturers based in France, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to autonomous drone manufacturers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Parrot	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	1,534 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux, Parrot designs, develops and markets a comprehensive range of high-performance micro-drones, purpose-built for Defence Forces, Public Safety, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Delair	Partial evidence	Toulouse-labège, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	186 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Delair is a leading provider of drone-based high performance solutions that enable enterprises to monitor and collect, their physical assets from the air before they digitize them…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Exail Technologies EPA EXA Otcqx Exalf	Strong evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	142 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Exail Technologies is a defense technology group delivering autonomous maritime drone systems and advanced navigation solutions for naval and defense customers operating in…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Drone Volt	Partial evidence	Villepinte, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	74 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dronevolt, founded in 2011, is the market leader in the manufacturing and sales of service drones that represent many vertical markets, including Security, Surveillance…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	Azur Drones	Partial evidence	Mérignac, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	66 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Azur Drones is one of the world leaders in drone-in-a-box solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Instadrone	Partial evidence	Villeneuve-lès-béziers, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	64 contacts →
	Partial evidence “INSTADRONE \| LEADER DE LA PRESTATION TECHNIQUE PAR DRONE L’innovation au service de l’Industrie 4.0.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	Yellowscan	Indirect evidence	St-clément-de-rivière, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At YellowScan we design, develop and produce UAV Mapping solutions for professional applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Elistair	Strong evidence	Dardilly, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	57 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Elistair is the global leading manufacturer of automated tethered drone systems for persistent surveillance and emergency communications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Roav7	Partial evidence	Le Havre, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	49 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2016, ROAV7 is a company specializing in the design, operation, acquisition, processing, and analysis of drone-based service data in complex environments.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Survey Copter	Indirect evidence	Pierrelatte, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	51-200	35 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 1996, Survey Copter, an Airbus subsidiary, has been one of the worldwide leader in the design, production and customer operational support of mini UAS.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	UAVIA	Partial evidence	Vitry-sur-seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Empowering the Future of Autonomous Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	ABOT	Partial evidence	Isneauville, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Le drone et les nouvelles technologies automatisées représentent aujourd'hui un formidable outil qui révolutionne de nombreux secteurs de l'industrie et des services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Hexadrone	Partial evidence	Saint Ferréol D’auroure, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hexadrone SAS est une société française spécialisée dans le développement mécatronique de solutions diverses liées à l’usage du drone civil et militaire depuis 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Minutedrone	Partial evidence	La Tronche, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Minutedrone est une entreprise spécialisée dans les prises de vues aériennes par drone.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Escadrone	Indirect evidence	Montbonnot-saint-martin, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	21 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Escadrone est une SAS au capital de 20 créée en octobre 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Aerix Systems	Indirect evidence	Mérignac, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AERIX SYSTEMS pushes back the limits of aerial mobility with a unique omnidirectional propulsion technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Delair Marine	Strong evidence	Marseille, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	19 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Delair Marine is the company behind Seasam, the world's first compact autonomous underwater drone made for professional applications.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Aeromapper	Indirect evidence	Massy, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Since 2012, we have been designing and manufacturing innovative UAVs for surveillance, reconnaissance and intelligence missions, perfectly tailored to the needs of our civil and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Drone ACT	Partial evidence	Malestroit, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Drone Act est spécialisé dans la conception, la fabrication et le prototypage d'aéronefs télépilotés pour professionnels, DAO/CAO, fabrication additive, usinage de pièces…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Boreal	Partial evidence	Lavernose-lacasse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Partial evidence “BOREAL est le concepteur et constructeur du système drone BOREAL : drone à voilure fixe de grande capacité d'emport et de longue endurance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	Ivadrones	Partial evidence	Paris, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IVADRONES is the European leader of drone services solution for industrials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Prodrones	Partial evidence	Wimille, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “PRODRONES \| LEADER DES SOLUTIONS DRONE PROFESSIONNELLES EN FRANCE ET EN EUROPE Depuis plus de 10 ans, Prodrones accompagne les professionnels avec une expertise reconnue dans la…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Drone Expertise Centre	Partial evidence	Beaugency, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Drone Expertise Centre est une entreprise exploitant les drones (aériens, bathymétriques.).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Droniz	Partial evidence	Bordeaux, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Droniz, entreprise de solutions techniques d’imagerie par drone implantée dans le Sud Ouest, nous intervenons sur toute la France.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	Icarus Swarms	Partial evidence	11, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Icarus Swarms, we believe in the wide-ranging applications of drone swarm technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: autonomous drone manufacturers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names autonomous drone manufacturers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of autonomous drone manufacturers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name autonomous drone manufacturers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Autonomous drone manufacturers based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

19.2%Verified-email coverage

14.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.9%Largest-city concentration · Paris

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

172

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for France, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for France, over 219 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among autonomous drone manufacturers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in France whose own description of what they do matches “autonomous drone manufacturers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names autonomous drone manufacturers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among autonomous drone manufacturers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside France are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 607 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names autonomous drone manufacturers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many autonomous drone manufacturers are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 219 autonomous drone manufacturers headquartered in France as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Parrot, headquartered in Paris, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most autonomous drone manufacturers?

Paris leads with 13 headquartered companies, followed by Toulouse (8) and Lyon (7).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 607 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 219 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.