The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Harmattan AI: 1 model, 1 deployment across 1 region, $200.0M raised. 3 sources back the record.
CategoryDrones
Overview
Paris-based defense tech founded April 2024 by Mouad MGhari + 5 co-founders (grandes ecoles + MIT). Builds low-cost high-volume autonomous drones. $200M Series B (Jan 2026) led by Dassault aviation at $1.4B unicorn valuation — fastest defense unicorn ever (18 months).
Products: Sonora training drone (1,000 delivered to France DGA July 2025 → renewed to 5,000 units, delivery by early 2027), surveillance drone, interceptor drone. Also validated by UK MoD.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
DEPLOY VERIFIEDPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Founded
Founders
Series B
Products
Milestone
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Harmattan AI on the deployment map
View the global map1 verified deployment across 1 region, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Harmattan AI's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Harmattan AI deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mouad MGhari Founder & CEOreported, not verified
Founders (1)
- Mouad MGharisole
Safety record
No incidents on record for Harmattan AI.
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)
- Harmattan AI1 deployment
Recent coverage
Harmattan AI in third-party press
Drones de largo alcance: Francia anuncia 2.000 kilómetros pero el alcance ya no decide
Dassault-backed startup unveils strike weapon designed to hit targets up to 1,240 miles away
Harmattan AI unveils IRIFI autonomous strike system designed to hit human-approved targets at ranges of up to 2,000 km
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Mentioned on (3)
Registry pages whose text names Harmattan AI.
Financial state
- Total funding
- $200.0M
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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.
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-01-01
$200M(reported) · $1.4B post
Timeline
Every recorded move in Harmattan AI’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeries B funding round
2026-01-01Series B raising $200000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
Sonora at Dunkirk, France
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- secondary-industry-publication
- Industry publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Harmattan AI.Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Harmattan AI from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Drones de largo alcance: Francia anuncia 2.000 kilómetros pero el alcance ya no decide
La francesa Harmattan AI presenta IRIFI, un dron autónomo de ataque que promete 2.000 kilómetros sin GPS, pero no revela carga, coste ni pruebas. Mientras, Ucrania ya golpea Omsk…
Dassault-backed startup unveils strike weapon designed to hit targets up to 1,240 miles away
French defense startup Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, an autonomous long-range strike system designed to...
Harmattan AI unveils IRIFI autonomous strike system designed to hit human-approved targets at ranges of up to 2,000 km
French company Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, an autonomous deep-strike system designed for missions at ranges of up to 2,000 km.
French firm develops autonomous 2,000 km strike drone
French defense startup Harmattan AI has unveiled IRIFI, an autonomous long-range loitering one-way attack drone system that the company says is designed to hit targets up to 2,000…
France orders 5,000 more Sonora drones from Harmattan AI
French MoD ordered 5,000 more Sonora drones after 1,000 delivered and deployed during Orion 2026. France's first defense unicorn at $1.4B.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/harmattan-ai.md
- RSS feed: /companies/harmattan-ai/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/ea5988dd-4e59-4049-88d3-4fdbcfa994d4
- Revision history: /companies/harmattan-ai/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Amazon25 models
- DJI9 models
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Skydio6 models
- Autel Robotics4 models
- Baykar4 models
Video
Lucile Poivert, directrice des opérations de Harmattan AI, explique que son entreprise est en train de monter en puissance pour produire plus de drones intercep
Discover how Ukrainian drone manufacturer Skyeton and French defense tech company Harmattan AI are upgrading the battle-proven Raybird UAS with AI-powered senso
Harmattan AI raised $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation at a $1.4B valuation, embedding its drone-swarm AI directly into the Rafale F5 fighter. French and U
Harmattan AI raises $200M Series B led by Dassault Aviation, becomes defence unicorn #ai, #tech, #ainewsdaily
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Heat Index
Category contender75/100
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
Harmattan AI draws attention at the 63rd percentile but verifies reality at the 8th percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +54.8, 11th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 1 verified deployment. Well-capitalized with $200M raised and recent funding activity. 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 21, 2026