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Top 18 Drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers based in France

RevenueBase identified 69 drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers headquartered in France as of September 2026 and tracks 2,404 professional contacts across them, including 361 with verified work emails. Paris is the largest hub.

This list covers drone and unmanned vehicle 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
69Companies
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361Verified emails
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The 18 largest drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers based in France

Ranked by team size
Top 18 of 69 drone and unmanned vehicle 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 drone and unmanned vehicle 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 2026501-1,0001,534 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
2Partial evidenceParis, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261,001-5,000142 contacts →

Partial 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
3Partial evidenceVillepinte, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5074 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
4Indirect evidenceSt-clément-de-rivière, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20061 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At YellowScan we design, develop and produce UAV Mapping solutions for professional applications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5Strong evidenceDardilly, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20057 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
6Indirect evidencePierrelatte, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202651-20035 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
7Indirect evidenceVitry-sur-seine, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Empowering the Future of Autonomous Solutions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8Partial evidenceIsneauville, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5028 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
9Partial evidenceSaint Ferréol D’auroure, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5025 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
10Indirect evidenceMontbonnot-saint-martin, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-1021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Escadrone est une SAS au capital de 20 créée en octobre 2014.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11Indirect evidenceMérignac, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5020 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
12Indirect evidenceMassy, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5018 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
13Partial evidenceMalestroit, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-1017 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
14Partial evidenceLavernose-lacasse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-5013 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
15Partial evidenceAix-en-provence, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-106 contacts →

Partial evidence

“DSV accompagne les Forces armées françaises avec des solutions de drones et de surveillance uniques et fiables.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16Indirect evidenceLe Havre, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Celeste EcoFlyers develops ultra-light pneumatic aircraft for cargo transport, surveillance, and long-endurance aerial missions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17Indirect evidenceFranceHQ checked Sep 16, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Atechsys est une société française spécialisée dans les systèmes autonomes et leurs applications.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18Indirect evidenceToulouse, FranceHQ checked Sep 16, 20261-102 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

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Drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers based in France at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026
15.0%Verified-email coverage
34.8Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
5.8%Largest-city concentration · Paris
Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
38
11-50
25
51-200
3
201-500
1
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1

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 69 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 drone and unmanned vehicle 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 “drone and unmanned vehicle 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 drone and unmanned vehicle 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 drone and unmanned vehicle 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, 361 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
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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 drone and unmanned vehicle 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 drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers are there based in France?

RevenueBase identified 69 drone and unmanned vehicle 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 drone and unmanned vehicle manufacturers?

Paris leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Lyon (3) and Toulouse (3).

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 361 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 69 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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About this data

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.