# Sonora at Dunkirk, France: deployment

Canonical ID: `4a8eb078-ad1d-49b0-a7c7-dfe8b6354ad9`

## Key facts

- **Customer:** France DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement)
- **System:** Sonora defense drone — 1,000 units delivered, renewed to 5,000 units
- **Status:** Operational — Program of Record renewed (June 2025 → 5,000 units)
- **Source:** Harmattan AI blog, Aerotime, Seeking Alpha

**Trust tier:** Unverified

_Last updated: 2026-07-22_

- **Slug:** harmattan-ai-france-dga-deployment
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Sonora](/models/harmattan-sonora.md) (id: `688e2a83-a224-449b-8d5e-4f9dd0167232`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Harmattan AI](/companies/harmattan-ai.md) (id: `ea5988dd-4e59-4049-88d3-4fdbcfa994d4`)
- **Location:** [Dunkirk, France](/locations/france/dunkirk-france.md) (id: `e815ff2c-d0d6-44f7-b45a-2bad77791016`)
- **Operator:** [Harmattan AI](/companies/harmattan-ai.md) (id: `ea5988dd-4e59-4049-88d3-4fdbcfa994d4`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Common questions

### What is the Sonora deployment at Dunkirk, France?

Sonora, built by Harmattan AI, is recorded as a deployment at Dunkirk, France on the DEPLOY registry. Harmattan AI operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Sonora at Dunkirk, France?

Harmattan AI, the manufacturer of Sonora, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Have there been incidents at the Sonora deployment at Dunkirk, 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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