Inside Italian defence tech (2026)
Jul 17
Designs and manufactures waterproof, inflatable maritime mini-UAVs for ISR and search-and-rescue missions in naval, coastal and high-humidity environments where conventional drones cannot operate.
Founded 201711-50 employeesToulouse, France3 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Diodon HP30 drone at Task Force X
Présentation du DIODON HP30
Première mondiale : le drone gonflable étanche de DIODON
Diodon Drone Technology was founded in 2017 in Toulouse, France, growing out of a student project at a French engineering school into a focused defence SME. The company designs, manufactures and integrates waterproof mini-UAV systems for naval and maritime operators, including navies, coast guards, special forces and rescue teams working in environments where standard drones fail.
Designs and manufactures waterproof, inflatable maritime mini-UAVs for ISR and search-and-rescue missions in naval, coastal and high-humidity environments where conventional drones cannot operate.
Founded 201711-50 employeesToulouse, France3 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
Diodon HP30 drone at Task Force X
Présentation du DIODON HP30
Première mondiale : le drone gonflable étanche de DIODON
Diodon Drone Technology was founded in 2017 in Toulouse, France, growing out of a student project at a French engineering school into a focused defence SME. The company designs, manufactures and integrates waterproof mini-UAV systems for naval and maritime operators, including navies, coast guards, special forces and rescue teams working in environments where standard drones fail.

Designs and manufactures heavy-lift UAVs capable of carrying 30 to 60 kg payloads, built for logistics, emergency response and industrial operations.
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Defence division of Gruppo MED building custom military RHIB inflatable boats. Has delivered over 200 vessels since 2015 to Italian forces including the Carabinieri, State Police, Guardia di Finanza, Comsubin navy special forces and Coast Guard.
Verona company developing edge-AI hardware and software for defence and autonomous systems. Products include the Hephaestus processor for AI inference and training and the Eagle software stack, built without third-party components for European technological sovereignty.

Builds GNSS-independent precision guidance kits that turn standard attack drones into precision-strike munitions, battlefield-proven in Ukraine.
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