Exail has announced the signing of an order for several hundred K-STER mine neutralization drones, destined for several navies.
This new order, worth around EUR 40 million, is the second-largest order for K-STER drones ever recorded, just after the EUR 60 million order received in 2024.
The K-STER drones are used in the last phase of the missions in order to neutralize the underwater threats previously identified by the other drones of the UMIS demining system.
These are “consumable” drones that are destroyed when the mine is neutralized.
They constitute a portion of the recurring revenue that is generated throughout the operational life of the UMIS systems.
Exail now has a backlog of more than 1,000 autonomous drones and the capacity to produce them in the coming years, the company said.
Production of the K-STERS will be carried out at the Ostend site in Belgium, which is now fully operational to support the ramp-up of major MCM modernization programs.