Clearance by Hologarde: Competitive Response
Hologarde's Clearance UTM software has become France's default airspace management layer with 100% DSNA coverage and 80,000+ flight approvals, but remains a concentrated domestic story.
- 20/20 DSNA procurement evaluation score Self-reported via LinkedIn; not independently corroborated
- 80,000+ Flight approvals processed since 2017 Source: Unmanned Airspace, 2026-05-07
- 100% DSNA-managed airfields and airports covered in France As of May 2026
- 2024 Year of Olympic Games C-UAS deployment at CDG and Orly
- HQ
- France
- Employees
- 11–50
- Segments
- Infrastructure
- Products
- Clearance UTM·HoloSafe C-UAS
- Competitors
- Frequentis·Thales·Unifly
Clearance by Hologarde Has Quietly Become France's Default UTM Layer — Our Data Shows Why That Matters
LEAD
What that creates is a concentration risk that doubles as a moat.
A competitor outlet recently covered the emerging intersection of airport counter-drone systems and UTM software in Europe. Our company intelligence database flags Clearance by Hologarde as a directly relevant case study their reporting missed — one with specific deployment data and regulatory scoring that changes the picture.
OUR DATA
Robotics.press tracks Clearance by Hologarde under Coverage Priority Score 31 with a WATCH rating — meaning credible signal, not yet independently validated at scale. But several data points in our intelligence file are more concrete than the sector coverage we've seen elsewhere.
The most significant: France's air navigation service provider DSNA awarded Clearance a claimed maximum score of 20/20 in a drone mission entry software procurement evaluation. That score is self-reported via LinkedIn, and our analysis flags the absence of independent corroboration as a key risk — but if accurate, it represents the strongest possible regulatory endorsement within France's ANSP ecosystem. As of May 2026, Clearance has completed deployment across 100% of DSNA-managed airfields and airports in France, processing over 80,000 flight approvals since 2017 (source: Unmanned Airspace, 2026-05-07). That is not a pilot program. That is national infrastructure.
On the C-UAS side, our deployment log records HoloSafe operationalized at Groupe ADP airports — Charles de Gaulle and Orly — since the 2024 French Olympic Games, covering perimeter and fence monitoring under high-stakes security conditions. Beyond airports, our signals database records active deployments supporting RTE (France's national grid operator) telepilots in sensitive energy infrastructure environments, and a partnership with Delivrone for hospital-grade drone logistics.
The dual-stack architecture — Clearance UTM handling cooperative drone authorization, HoloSafe C-UAS handling non-cooperative detection with proprietary cameras — is rare at airport grade. Our moat assessment rates this NARROW but real, anchored by Groupe ADP corporate parentage and the DSNA workflow integration.
Headcount is 11–50 employees. No public financials exist. International deployments: zero confirmed.
WHAT THEY MISSED
The coverage gap in most European UTM reporting is the distinction between regulatory participation and operational deployment. Hologarde has achieved both within France simultaneously — a combination that larger competitors like Frequentis, Thales, and Unifly have not replicated at the DSNA level, at least not in our deployment database.
What that creates is a concentration risk that doubles as a moat. Groupe ADP is simultaneously Hologarde's parent, anchor customer, and primary reference — a structure that makes the company nearly impossible to displace domestically, and nearly impossible to evaluate independently. Our bear case flags this directly: customer concentration at this level could be existential if ADP strategy shifts.
The catalysts our analysis identifies are specific and trackable: a formal DSNA framework agreement announcement, a first confirmed non-French airport deployment, or a Groupe ADP capital injection would each independently upgrade our rating. The EU U-space regulatory implementation timeline creates a structural forcing function that benefits exactly this capability profile — but larger incumbents with broader certification portfolios will compete for that demand.
The cybersecurity-first architecture Hologarde emphasizes across both platforms is notable but unverified — no third-party certifications or audit results are publicly documented in our signals file.
BOTTOM LINE
Clearance by Hologarde is the de facto UTM layer for French civil aviation — 100% DSNA coverage, 80,000+ approvals, Olympic-grade C-UAS deployment — but remains a domestic single-customer story until an international contract or independent financial disclosure changes the evidence base.