# Black Bird Interceptor at France: deployment

Canonical ID: `b27a40ed-2ee1-48c4-9224-75f6ffb5e4aa`

MBDA and [Alta Ares](/companies/alta-ares.md) partnered under ELISA, a French DGA innovation partnership, to deliver a sovereign counter-drone solution against Shahed-type threats.

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-08-08_

- **Slug:** alta-ares-black-bird-france
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Black Bird Interceptor](/models/alta-ares-black-bird.md) (id: `6d47e594-a344-4c63-a438-7896e5625e0e`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Alta Ares](/companies/alta-ares.md) (id: `031bf4e7-7638-47bd-9712-b693074da8cd`)
- **Location:** [France](/locations/france.md) (id: `6445435c-a698-41e6-83be-1d944b475451`)
- **First seen:** 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.altaares.com/blog-post/mbda-x-alta-ares-an-unprecedented-partnership-for-a-rapid-and-sovereign-response-to-the-drone-threat

## Common questions

### What is the Black Bird Interceptor deployment at France?

Black Bird Interceptor, built by Alta Ares, is recorded as a deployment at France on the DEPLOY registry. Alta Ares operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Black Bird Interceptor at France?

Alta Ares, the manufacturer of Black Bird Interceptor, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Black Bird Interceptor deployment at France go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2024 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Black Bird Interceptor deployment at France?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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