Exail

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France · Robotics · Systems / Marine & underwater · subsidiary · exail.com

Exail develops and sells autonomous maritime and underwater robotic systems, including unmanned surface vessels, underwater drones, and mine-countermeasure systems for defense and industrial customers.

Robotics 100 · rank 79 · score 80 →Space · watchlist · score 46Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Exail is a French marine-robotics and inertial-navigation maker (Euronext:EXAIL, SBF 120 since 2025), with about 2,000 employees producing DriX USVs, A18 AUVs, the UMIS mine-countermeasure system, and Phins navigation. 2024 revenue was EUR 373M (2025 not captured), backed by a Belgian-Dutch mine-countermeasure program (~EUR 450M share), an Indonesian Navy UMIS selection, 100 Phins Compact units to a US UUV maker in summer 2025, and a Spanish MoD order. 2025 results, backlog, and DriX unit counts are open.

Latest signals

  • Exail doubles inertial sensor production every two years across submarine and drone applicationsL'Usine Nouvelle
  • Exail doubles production capacity every two years at Lannion facility for defense inertial sensorsL'Usine Nouvelle
  • Exail's inertial measurement units enable military navigation for submarines, frigates, and drones.L'Usine Nouvelle

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Facts, with sources

  • Partnership with the European Space Agency to qualify the Astrix NS inertial measurement unit for future European rovers, landers and manoeuvring spacecraft.Partnership · exail.com
  • 2249Headcount · exail-technologies.com
  • EUR 478545000Revenue · exail-technologies.com
  • Delivered a DriX H-8 uncrewed surface vessel to Orlen Petrobaltic for offshore platform activities in the Baltic Sea, marking the first commercial deployment of DriX in Poland.Deployment · exail.com

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Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials9
Progress7
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Marine & underwater

39Kongsberg Maritime · 8462Saronic · 81

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Questions this page answers

What does Exail do?

Exail develops and sells autonomous maritime and underwater robotic systems, including unmanned surface vessels, underwater drones, and mine-countermeasure systems for defense and industrial customers. Exail is a French marine-robotics and inertial-navigation maker (Euronext:EXAIL, SBF 120 since 2025), with about 2,000 employees producing DriX USVs, A18 AUVs, the UMIS mine-countermeasure system, and Phins navigation. 2024 revenue was EUR 373M (2025 not captured), backed by a Belgian-Dutch mine-countermeasure program (~EUR 450M share), an Indonesian Navy UMIS selection, 100 Phins Compact units to

Where does Exail rank in robotics?

Exail ranks 79 of 100 on the Robotics 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 80 out of 100, in Marine & underwater (Systems). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Exail's peers in Marine & underwater?

Kongsberg Maritime (rank 39), Saronic (rank 62).

Where is Exail based and when was it founded?

Exail is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Île-de-France, France. Stage: subsidiary.

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