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
Company-claimedPriced roundSeries B post-money
Key facts
Founded
Founders
Series B
Products
Customers
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
Where Harmattan AI's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
- delivery and inspection drones in United States →
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- delivery and inspection drones in Nevada →
- delivery and inspection drones in United Kingdom →
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- The global deployment map →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Mouad MGhari Founder & CEOreported, not verified
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 →
Operated deployments (1)
- SonoraDunkirk, France
Operator customers (1)
- Harmattan AI1 deployment
Recent coverage
Harmattan AI in third-party press
Funding rounds (1)
- Series B2026-01-01
$200M · $1.4B post
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is Harmattan AI?
- 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.
- What does Harmattan AI make?
- Harmattan AI has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Sonora (Harmattan AI builds physical robots).
- Who is the CEO of Harmattan AI?
- Mouad MGhari is the founder of Harmattan AI, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Harmattan AI headquartered?
- Harmattan AI is headquartered in Paris, France.
- Where does Harmattan AI operate robots?
- Harmattan AI operates 1 verified deployment, including at Dunkirk, France.
- Is Harmattan AI a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Harmattan AI ranks in roughly the top 30% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Harmattan AI founded?
- Harmattan AI was founded in 2024.
- Is Harmattan AI safe?
- Harmattan AI has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-22
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.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Harmattan AI from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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
Reality vs attention
Harmattan AI draws attention at the 37th percentile but verifies reality at the 22nd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +14.9, 23rd widest among aerial robots.
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: Jul 23, 2026