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 "slug": "france-dga-5000-delco-reconnaissance-drones-harmattan-ai-army",
 "title": "France Orders 5,000 More Harmattan AI DELCO Reconnaissance Drones, Lifting the Army's Fleet to 6,000 by Early 2027",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/france-dga-5000-delco-reconnaissance-drones-harmattan-ai-army/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/france-dga-5000-delco-reconnaissance-drones-harmattan-ai-army/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-06-23T17:09:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-07-29T18:54:28.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, 23 June 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * France's armament directorate, the Direction générale de l'armement (DGA), ordered 5,000 additional DELCO soldier-reconnaissance drones from the start-up Harmattan AI; the order was placed on 28 May 2026 and announced on 23 June\n * The buy follows an initial 1,000 DELCO delivered in January 2026 and used at the Orion 2026 exercise, lifting the army's fleet to 6,000; the new drones are due no later than early 2027\n * The DELCO is a light surveill",
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 "tags": [
  "defense-industry",
  "drones-uav"
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 "entities": [
  "dassault-aviation",
  "france"
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