Robot model
Sonora
Sonora is a drone from Harmattan AI, currently in production..
- Manufacturer
- Harmattan AI
- Form factor
- aerial
- Maturity
- production
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sonora, a aerial by Harmattan AI (production): 1 verified deployment on record. 3 sources back the record.
Overview
Sonora is a drone from Harmattan AI, currently in production.. Form factor: aerial. Type: Drone/UAV. Maturity: In production. Deployments: 1 location.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Manufacturer
Type
Maturity
Deployments
Data & sources
News coverage
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Sonora. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Sonora at Dunkirk, Franceoperational
Sonora (Harmattan AI) operating in Dunkirk, France.
Sonora on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Sonora is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
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
at Dunkirk, France
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sonora.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: production
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: aerial
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 Sonora.Recent coverage
Sonora in third-party press
France Sees Ukraine as Future Drone Competitor, but Is Also Considering Cooperation - Defense Express
Harmattan Scores 5,000-Drone Follow-On Order from France - Tectonic Defense
France Orders 5,000 More Sonora Drones From 2-Year-Old Startup Harmattan AI After First 1,000-Unit Contract Delivered on Time - Defense Express
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sonora from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
France Sees Ukraine as Future Drone Competitor, but Is Also Considering Cooperation - Defense Express
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Harmattan Scores 5,000-Drone Follow-On Order from France - Tectonic Defense
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France Orders 5,000 More Sonora Drones From 2-Year-Old Startup Harmattan AI After First 1,000-Unit Contract Delivered on Time - Defense Express
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France orders 5,000 additional Sonora ISR systems from Harmattan AI - Army Technology
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France renews Harmattan AI contract with order for 5,000 Sonora drones - AeroTime
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Fast, Cheap, and Quality: France Proves You Can Only Pick Two With Sub-€1,000 Training Drones - Defense Express
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Harmattan AI raises $200M at a $1.4B valuation from Dassault - Resilience Media
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/harmattan-sonora.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/688e2a83-a224-449b-8d5e-4f9dd0167232
- Revision history: /models/harmattan-sonora/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Sonora draws attention at the 55th percentile but verifies reality at the 23rd percentile among aerial robots. Hype Gap +32.2, 28th widest among aerial robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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: Sep 6, 2026