ECA Group acquires UAV copter maker Infotron for $10 million

by Frank Tobe

22 April 2014

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Groupe Gorgé, via their subsidiary ECA S.A., has acquired French UAV copter provider Infotron for €2.5 million and 375,000 shares of ECA – a combined value of around $10 million. The acquisition supplements ECA’s line of unmanned underwater and aerial devices and systems with a proven line of mini helicopter-type vertical takeoff drones.

Infotron has patented their copter and sold over €2 million of them in 2013. They specialize in professional drones for military or civilian inspection, detection and identification applications, using a variety of detection systems.

Both ECA and Infotron serve the military/defense industry not only in France but throughout the world.

tags: c-Business-Finance, cx-Aerial, France, UAVs

Frank Tobe is the owner and publisher of The Robot Report, and is also a panel member for Robohub's Robotics by Invitation series.

ECA Group acquires UAV copter maker Infotron for $10 million

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