Applied Technology for Defence & National Security
Technical leadership and innovative solutions for the UK's most demanding information and data challenges. Over 30 years of combined expertise in defence, intelligence, and security domains.
What We Do
Research & Development
Prototyping and applied research to explore emerging technologies and validate innovative solutions.
Solution Architecture
Designing robust, scalable systems that meet complex operational requirements.
Software Engineering
Building reliable software solutions with modern practices and rigorous quality standards.
Data Science & Analytics
Extracting actionable insights from complex datasets using advanced analytical methods.
AI & Machine Learning
Applying artificial intelligence to solve challenging problems in defence and security contexts.
DevSecOps
Implementing secure, automated development and deployment pipelines.
Specialist Expertise
Deep experience in challenging operational environments and emerging technology domains.
Data Centric Security (DCS) shifts protection from network boundaries to the data itself. In modern defence environments where information must flow across multiple classification levels, organisations, and operational contexts, traditional perimeter-based security is insufficient.
We specialise in implementing DCS approaches that tag, protect, and control information throughout its lifecycle. This includes integrating Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC), policy-driven access decisions, and open Trusted Data Format standards so protections remain with each file wherever it's shared.
What We Deliver
- Information-Based Security Architecture design
- ABAC policy development and implementation
- Integration with Identity and Access Management systems
- Data tagging and classification frameworks
- Cross-domain information sharing solutions
Our Team's Experience
Research and implementation for UK defence organisations including technology assessment test beds, scalability testing, and alignment with allied data-centric security approaches.
Zero Trust assumes no implicit trust based on network location or previous authentication. Every access request is verified, authorised, and encrypted regardless of where it originates. This is essential for defence organisations operating across multiple networks, partners, and classification levels.
We design and implement Zero Trust architectures that integrate identity management, continuous verification, and fine-grained access control. Our approach balances security rigour with operational usability.
What We Deliver
- Zero Trust architecture design and roadmaps
- Identity and Access Management (IdAM) implementation
- Federation services for cross-domain authentication
- Automated account provisioning and lifecycle management
- Performance and scalability testing for security controls
Our Team's Experience
Design of Defence IdAM services, enterprise-scale identity solutions for secure government environments, and scalability testing validating Zero Trust controls at operational scale.
Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, and Low-bandwidth (DDIL) environments are the reality of tactical and operational deployments. Traditional architectures that assume persistent connectivity simply don't work at the tactical edge.
We specialise in designing information systems that degrade gracefully, synchronise intelligently, and maintain operational capability when communications are constrained. This includes mesh networking, edge computing, and autonomous architectures that self-discover and self-coordinate.
What We Deliver
- Resilient information service architecture
- Distributed and federated query systems
- Data synchronisation for disconnected operations
- Forward-deployed edge nodes (tactical cloudlets) that keep core services available without constant backhaul
- Characterisation of data transfer protocols over constrained networks
Our Team's Experience
Technical leadership on UK defence research programmes developing self-discovering, self-coordinating architectures for multi-domain, multi-classification environments.
Information Brokers provide the connective tissue between disparate information systems, enabling data to flow where it's needed while respecting security boundaries. They're essential for modern multi-domain operations where information must be shared rapidly across organisational and classification boundaries.
We design and implement broker architectures that handle heterogeneous data types, support mesh networking, and integrate with existing joint information environments used across land, maritime, air, and coalition networks.
What We Deliver
- Information broker architecture and implementation
- Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) dissemination systems
- Modular, standards-based integration patterns
- Interoperability gateways for cross-domain sharing
- Real-time operational data distribution
Our Team's Experience
Multiple research phases developing Information Broker technology for UK defence research, including experimentation in both cloud and offline deployed environments.
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems generate vast amounts of data that must be collected, processed, exploited, and disseminated rapidly. Effective ISR requires seamless integration from sensor to analyst to decision-maker.
We bring expertise across the ISR chain, from imagery management and processing pipelines to intelligence production systems. Our focus is on architectures that handle the volume, velocity, and variety of modern ISR data while maintaining integrity and chain of custody.
What We Deliver
- ISR system architecture and integration
- Imagery management (still and motion)
- Intelligence processing service design
- Data quality management frameworks
- Aeronautical information systems
Our Team's Experience
Architecture for strategically important defence aeronautical information systems, designing content management, data quality, and validation frameworks for next-generation capabilities.
Command and Control (C2) systems must integrate human decision-making with machine-speed data processing. Modern C2 requires architectures that support human-machine teaming, where AI augments rather than replaces human commanders.
We design C2 architectures that are modular, open, and adaptable. Our work focuses on enabling the integration of AI agents with human workflows, supporting rapid operational planning, and maintaining resilience across all command levels.
What We Deliver
- C2 data architecture design
- Human-machine teaming frameworks for commanders and AI agents
- AI integration for operational planning
- Modular, standards-based C2 interfaces
- Enabling architectures for machine-speed decision support
Our Team's Experience
Technical leadership on UK defence AI research, developing architectures for human-machine teaming that combine human insight with AI capabilities at operational tempo.
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Pre-qualified to supply UK defence and security organisations.
We are JOSCAR Stage 2 registered, the standard due diligence and accreditation system for the UK defence, aerospace, and security sectors. JOSCAR is used by over 40 buying organisations including the MoD, BAE Systems, Babcock, Rolls-Royce, and Leonardo to verify supplier credentials.
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We develop reliable partnerships and deliver meaningful results to our clients. As a signatory to the Good Business Charter, we demonstrate our commitment to responsible business practices across all aspects of our operations.
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