The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Exail: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Exail is a French high-tech industrial company led by Chairman and CEO Raphael Gorge, specializing in cutting-edge robotics, Maritime, navigation, and photonics technologies. The company develops unmanned underwater vehicles (AUVs) and unmanned surface vehicles, and was selected to develop the French Navy's ultra-deepwater AUV.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Data & sources
Press releases
2
Web sources
1
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Exail on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Exail's robots are operating, by place and type.
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Relationships
Explainers
Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Exail, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.
What is a maritime robot?
What is Exail DriX?
Current leadership (2)
- Fabien Baguenard ctosecondary-verified
- Jean-Michel Ghidaglia ceosince 2022-01-01secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Exail.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Exail1 deployment
Recent coverage
Exail in third-party press
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every Exail competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- ECA Groupdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Mentioned on (5)
Registry pages whose text names Exail.
Companies (1)
Robots and products (2)
People (2)
Supplies to (1)
Sensors
- Bedrock AUVby Bedrock OceanExail Phins 9 Compact INS -- inertial navigation system for Bedrock next-generation seafloor survey AUVsupplies
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_disclosed
- Revenue disclosed
- $542900000 (private_disclosed)
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Timeline
Every recorded move in Exail’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Key hireJean-Michel Ghidaglia joins as ceo
2022-01-01Jean-Michel Ghidaglia appointed ceo (current)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 4, 2026
Exail DriX uncrewed surface vessel
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
DriX at Toulon
Sources (3)
- https://www.exail.com/product-range/drix-series-uncrewed-surface-vessels
- https://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/updates/noaa-ship-thomas-jefferson-tests-innovative-drix-autonomous-surface-vehicle/
- https://www.exail.com/news/noaa-ocean-exploration-cooperative-institute-chooses-drix-usv-help-build-next-generation-ocean
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (2 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Exail.Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Exail from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Activity in the 3rd quarter of 2026: 21% organic revenue growth
Exail Technologies continued to deliver strong growth in the third quarter of 2026, with revenue of €121 million, up 21% organically , and order intake of €97 million, an increase…
Exail Q3 Revenue Rises 21%
French underwater drone maker Exail Technologies on Wednesday posted third-quarter revenue of €121 million ($134,60 million) euros, up 21% organically, driven by its maritime…
Exail Starts Production of Unmanned MCM System for Indonesian Navy
Exail has begun production of the Unmanned MCM System (UMIS) for the Indonesian Navy, featuring Inspector 90 USVs, third-party integrations, and training. The post Exail Starts…
Exail unveils Neptis
New model of maritime surveillance built on distributed autonomy La Ciotat (France), October 9th, 2026 – Exail unveils Neptis, its … mehr... The post Exail unveils Neptis appeared…
Exail Introduces Neptis Uncrewed Maritime Surveillance System
Exail introduced its Neptis uncrewed maritime surveillance system during the Euronaval press tour. Bringing together Oryx-family uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), mission-specific…
Update of the financial calendar: publication of half-year results before October 10, 2026
Exail Technologies announces the postponement of the publication of its results for the first half of 2026, which will take place no later than October 10, 2026. The Company, in…
Belgium Procures TRIDENT Mine Warfare Systems for Ukraine via Exail
Belgium has awarded Exail a nearly €9.9 million contract to supply TRIDENT mine countermeasure platforms and K-STER C systems to Ukraine. The post Belgium Procures TRIDENT Mine…
Financial calendar update: publication of 2026 half-year results on September 24, 2026
Exail Technologies announces that the publication of its 2026 half-year results, initially scheduled for September 15, 2026 after market close, will take place on September 24,…
Thales and Exail Technologies sign tender offer agreement
On July 30, 2026, Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) and Exail Technologies (Euronext Paris: EXA) signed a tender offer agreement, the negotiation of which was announced on July 6, 2026.…
Thales to Launch Mandatory Tender Offer for Exail Technologies After Gorgé Family Stake Acquisition
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Exail Technologies have signed a tender offer agreement setting out the terms for Thales’ planned acquisition of Exail Technologies shares and ODIRNANE bonds…
Activity of the second quarter 2026: +17% organic revenue growth
Exail Technologies delivered a strong second quarter of 2026, posting organic revenue growth of +17% compared with the same period last year. This performance was achieved against…
Thales acquires Exail Technologies stake as it expands undersea warfare footprint
Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri also announced today an agreement to acquire four underwater technology firms.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/exail.md
- RSS feed: /companies/exail/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/5726dfb7-bbf6-4355-a461-63de461da77f
- Revision history: /companies/exail/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
- L3Harris2 models
Video
Discover Exail's brand new factory in Ostend, Belgium with Steven Luys, CEO of Exail Robotics Belgium and Antony Penn, CCO of Exail. This state-of-the-art facil
A Mine Identification and Disposal System (MIDS) for mine countermeasure missions
UMIS is a state-of-the-art robotic system designed for comprehensive Mine Countermeasures. It integrates Exail’s naval drones—USVs, AUVs, and ROVs—with towed so
USV/AUV collaborative capabilities: ECA Group and iXblue demonstrate new possibilities for seabed exploration. In seabed warfare, the area of operation varies
As the first deliveries for the Belgian-Dutch #rMCM program approach, activity at our Ostend facility is in full swing. From concept to reality, this is where n
Exail, a leading provider of maritime autonomy solutions, has unveiled its new transoceanic Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV), the DriX O-16. Benefiting from an aut
Exail's H800 is an Observation and light duty Work Class ROV. Particularly suitable for subsea observation, inspection to light underwater works, Exail's H800 R
The Exail's R7 is a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) which combines the compactness and ease of deployment of mini-ROVs with the performance, speed and payload c
Exail Technologies is a high-tech company specializing in maritime robotics and navigation systems, with advanced vertical integration in cutting-edge technolog
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Exail draws attention at the 78th percentile but verifies reality at the 18th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +59.8, 1st widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Meaningful press and media coverage across the period. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 17, 2026