Exail Technologies Q3 revenue rises 21% on maritime robotics, photonics strength 

Oct 14 (Reuters) - French underwater drone maker Exail Technologies on Wednesday posted third-quarter revenue of €121 million ($134,60 million) euros, up 21% organically, driven by its maritime robotics and navigation systems business. 

• Order intake rose 15% year-on-year to €97 million

• Navigation & Maritime Robotics revenue jumped 24% to €99 million

• Advanced Technologies revenue fell 7% to €26 million on a reported basis

• It, however, grew 12% organically, helped by photonics solutions, which benefited from strong demand for specialty optical fibers, modulation solutions, lasers and quantum instruments, the company said

• Exail confirmed its full-year targets

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(Reporting by Hugo Lhomedet and Matthieu Huchet in Gdansk; Editing by Joyjeet Das)