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Robot model

Alistar

underwatercommercialby ECA Group

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey.

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Manufacturer
ECA Group
Form factor
underwater
Maturity
commercial
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1
Website
eca-group.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Alistar, a underwater by ECA Group (commercial): 1 verified deployment on record. 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey. Modular payload bay for sonars and cameras.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
Sources on file
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Key facts

Products

Alistar AUV, A18-M AUV, PAP demining ROV

Product

Unmanned underwater vehicles, naval drones, mine countermeasures

Data & sources

Web sources

2

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Alistar. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • Alistar at Brussels, Belgiumoperational

    Mine countermeasures program for Belgian and Dutch navies using ECA AUVs and USVs as part of rMCM program.

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Recent activity

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Alistar.

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Sources (2)

  1. https://www.eca-group.com/en/solutions/auv-alistar
  2. https://www.exail.com/

Common questions

What is Alistar?
Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) for mine countermeasures, hydrography, and seabed survey. Modular payload bay for sonars and cameras.
How much does Alistar cost?
Alistar's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Alistar from ECA Group. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Alistar actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Alistar is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Alistar?
Alistar is made by ECA Group, based in Toulon, France, founded in 1936.
Where is Alistar deployed?
1 verified deployment of Alistar is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Brussels, Belgium.
Can you buy Alistar?
Alistar is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Alistar?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable underwater robots to Alistar include X3, Dive-LD, EXRAY, EverClean Hull Service Robot.
How does Alistar compare to X3?
Alistar and X3 (Blueye Robotics · 5 deployments) are both underwater robots on the DEPLOY registry. Alistar has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Alistar a top underwater?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Alistar ranks in roughly the top 72% of underwater models tracked by the registry.
What is Alistar's maturity stage?
Alistar is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.
Is Alistar safe?
Alistar 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 · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: underwater

Sources by quality tier

2
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Alistar.

Recent coverage

Alistar in third-party press

ECA Group Secures French Navy PAP Demining ROV Contract

Jan 1, 2023

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Oct 19, 2022