NUANCES TECHNOLOGIES
French firm supplying drone detection and neutralisation systems.
NUANCES TECHNOLOGIES won the French prison service's lot for drone detection and neutralisation equipment, part of €34m of counter-drone contracts published on 13 October 2026 after open competition.
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France's prison administration published €34m of counter-drone contracts on 13 October 2026. NUANCES TECHNOLOGIES won the lot for drone detection, characterisation and neutralisation equipment with a supervision and control system, plus installation, maintenance, upgrades and training. INEO INFRACOM won the second lot, for handheld detectors and portable jammers. Both lots went to competition.
The EU award notice, published on Tenders Electronic Daily as 706971-2026, names the Direction générale de l'administration pénitentiaire as buyer and lists the NUANCES TECHNOLOGIES award at a Paris address.
The lot makes the company the prison service's supplier of fixed detection and neutralisation systems, from installation through maintenance, upgrades and operator training.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 26 October 2026. Editorial standards.