Soldier Systems defence companies in the UK

Munin Dynamics builds hand-launched micro-missile interceptors designed to stop FPV and fibre-optic drones at close range, protecting dismounted soldiers, vehicles and fixed infrastructure. The company engineers in the UK and Norway and iterates with Ukrainian units in Kyiv.

UK defence training technology company building data-enabled military training systems, smart facilities, robotic targets and UAS simulation for tactical readiness.

52 North Health is a University of Cambridge spin-out developing advanced medical devices for nuclear emergency preparedness. Selected for NATO DIANA, their ARC™ product strengthens medical resilience capability, enabling remote triaging and treatment monitoring of those at risk of radiation sickness.

Blueprint Subsea develops compact underwater acoustic sensors, imaging sonars, acoustic positioning beacons and diver navigation systems for subsea and defence markets.

UK defence technology SME building data-driven training, performance analytics and decision-support products for military organisations at the tactical edge.

Xcalibr

Marksmanship analytics system that captures, scores and visualises live, dry and simulated shooting performance in real time for soldiers, instructors and commanders.

Forge

Decision-support and experimentation platform for running complex defence scenarios, automating simulation runs and extracting evidence-based insights for force design.

Hive

Training and operations analytics platform that converts raw data from simulation and training environments into readiness and performance insights.

Covert surveillance optics spun out of Dstl in 2007, manufacturing intrusive surveillance lenses capable of imaging through pinholes as small as 0.3mm, plus long-range pan-tilt-zoom systems for defence and law enforcement.

Caithness-based engineering firm designing rugged lithium-ion battery systems for the global defence industry, with 20+ years supplying the military. Key products include the BB2590 smart battery and 6T lithium-ion vehicle battery.

UK specialist in energetic materials, pyrotechnic mechanisms and blast mitigation. Designs and manufactures cable cutters, actuators, gas generators and rocket motors used in defence applications including ejector seats, parachute deployment and breacher grenades developed with Dstl.

UK drone technology and training company behind JACKAL, a military UAS platform designed for rapid, affordable deployment by government and defence users.

JACKAL Combat UAV

Military UAS package designed by warfighters for warfighters, intended to provide affordable massed combat effect for government and defence users.

JACKAL Platform

Flyby Technology's combat UAV platform for military and government missions requiring rapid deployment and scalable capability.

UAS Training and Consultancy

Training, design consultancy and turnkey drone capability support for civilian, military and government organisations.

Gravity Industries develops human flight technology including jet suits, creating the ultimate freedom of true personal flight experiences.

Inzpire provides defence training, mission systems and operational support for military aviation, battlespace management and synthetic training programmes.

UK radiation and bio-detection technology company providing CBRN detection, handheld RIIDs, UAV radiation monitoring and security products for defence and homeland security users.

D5 RIID

High-accuracy ruggedized handheld radioisotope identification device for detecting, locating and identifying radioactive sources in security and defence operations.

D3S ID

Wearable radiation detector and identifier designed for rapid detection and identification of radioactive threats in the field.

AARM UAV Radiation Monitor

Autonomous airborne radiation monitoring solution for surveying larger areas and supporting emergency response or CBRN missions.

Designs and manufactures bespoke lithium-ion batteries and charging systems for military platforms, EOD robots, unmanned systems and defence prime contractors across NATO.

UK uncrewed systems specialist delivering the DART 250 one-way attack drone under a £7.5 million MoD contract. The system has a 250 km range and flies in terrain-following mode at 400+ km/h for land and maritime strike missions.

UK survivability technology company manufacturing personal armour, ballistic protection, platform survivability systems, composite armour and military vehicle integration solutions.

Personal Armour

Body armour plates, ballistic helmets, bomb disposal suits and tactical shields for military and security personnel.

Platform Survivability

Applique armour, semi-structural armour, spall liners, military seating and survivability pods for protected vehicle platforms.

Vehicle Systems

Vehicle integration, upgrades, through-life support and spares for protected mobility and defence vehicle programmes.

UK combat engineering company building armoured vehicle attachments, minefield breaching equipment, route-proving systems and robotics for battlefield mobility and survivability.

Minefield Breaching Mission Payload

RCV-Pioneer payload for remote and autonomous minefield breaching, reducing soldier exposure during combat engineering operations.

RCV-Pioneer

Robotic combat engineering platform and payload family designed for dangerous battlefield mobility and obstacle clearance tasks.

Interchangeable Combat Engineering Equipment

Armoured vehicle attachments for breaching minefields, clearing explosive ordnance, obstacle work, recovery and route proving.

Stirling-based SME producing lightweight, ballistic and blast-rated modular building blocks made from 100% recycled polypropylene. Awarded a £238,000 DASA contract with the UK MoD for force protection and vehicle checkpoint infrastructure.

Scanna MSC develops portable security X-ray systems and mailroom screening equipment for counter-terrorism, law-enforcement, defence and EOD threat-detection applications.

UK tactical communications company building secure, resilient and deployable communications systems including SlingShot and GENSS for modern battlespace users.

GENSS

Evergreen tactical communications system for secure distributed operations, integrating mission applications, adaptive communications and resilient network services.

SlingShot

Satellite communications system that extends tactical radio networks beyond line of sight for defence, maritime and remote operations.

Troposcatter

Deployable troposcatter communications capability for resilient high-capacity links where satellite or fixed infrastructure is constrained.

UK military vehicle specialist designing high-mobility off-road platforms, special forces vehicles, recovery systems and autonomous vehicle concepts for defence users.

HMT

High Mobility Transport vehicle family for special operations, weapons carriage, patrol, logistics and high-mobility defence roles.

ATMP

All Terrain Mobility Platform for tactical load carriage, support and autonomous/electric vehicle development concepts.

HMT ACC

Armoured closed-cab HMT variant for protected high-mobility operations in demanding military environments.

Tactical Wireless develops secure resilient communications systems for remote and poorly connected locations, including military and police support applications.

UK covert audio surveillance startup spun out of Dstl via Ploughshare. Its directional microphone arrays use patented acoustic shield signal processing for long-range intelligibility in noisy environments, aimed at law enforcement and intelligence users.

Thermoteknix develops infrared thermal imaging, night-vision and augmented-reality vision systems for defence, security, aerospace and industrial users.

Swansea University spin-out manufacturing life-like whole-body trauma training simulators for military combat medic and MERT training. Models are built from 3D CT and MRI imaging and replace animal and cadaveric training materials.