Toutatis
Thales loitering munition being industrialized with Renault Group for mass production in France.
Toutatis is a Thales-developed loitering munition (kamikaze drone) designed for high-intensity conflict, deployable by dismounted soldiers or launched from combat vehicles, aircraft, or naval platforms; it is jam-resistant with a mission-configurable warhead. Thales currently produces an estimated 100-150 units/year. In June 2026, Thales and Renault Group signed a strategic partnership to apply automotive mass-manufacturing methods to the design, targeting production capacity of 1,000 units/month from 2027.
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- Agency
- Thales (France); manufacturing partner Renault Group
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- Phase
- Production scale-up: Thales/Renault partnership signed June 2026 to industrialize manufacturing, targeting 1,000 units/month from 2027
- Domain
- Loitering munitions / kamikaze drones
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- What is Toutatis?
- Toutatis is a Thales-developed loitering munition (kamikaze drone) designed for high-intensity conflict, deployable by dismounted soldiers or launched from combat vehicles, aircraft, or naval platforms; it is jam-resistant with a mission-configurable warhead. Thales currently produces an estimated 100-150 units/year. In June 2026, Thales and Renault Group signed a strategic partnership to apply automotive mass-manufacturing methods to the design, targeting production capacity of 1,000 units/month from 2027.
- Which agency runs Toutatis?
- Toutatis is run by Thales (France); manufacturing partner Renault Group.
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Thales and Renault Group partnership to industrialize Toutatis production, targeting 1,000 units/month from 2027, up from ~100-150 units/year today
Defense News: France's drone production shifts from policy ambition to factory floorReported2026-08-05