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France qualifies Airbus Helicopters’ Aliaca VTOL drone for naval service

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France’s DGA has qualified the vertical-takeoff-and-landing version of Airbus Helicopters’ U010 Aliaca mini drone for the SMDM program supporting the French Navy. Initial deliveries are complete, with deployments planned aboard Navy support ships, clearing the system for shipboard operations.

Discovered 2026-11-03T06:30:40.243018-08:00 | 2026-11-03T06:30:40.243018-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Qualification clears the Aliaca VTOL for French naval service, a milestone for Airbus Helicopters’ unmanned aircraft offering.
  • Initial deliveries are complete, and planned deployments aboard support ships put the system into operational use at sea.

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air-cosmos.latribune.fr dronelife.com AeroTime milmag.pl FlightGlobal
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2026-11-03T06:30:40.243018-08:00
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