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Rowden Technologies
Designs and manufactures edge computing, sensing and communications systems for defence, national security and resilience organisations operating in degraded or denied connectivity environments.
Founded 2017201-500 employeesBristol, United Kingdom5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
CommunicationsSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Mission Systems Engineering
Rowden's programme delivery and systems integration business, which designs and integrates distributed information systems for constrained edge environments. It brings software, compute and communications together into systems that collect, process, store and distribute information where connectivity is degraded and infrastructure is limited. The work runs from applied research through programme delivery to long-term sustainment and includes a situational awareness application for emergency services.
Sensing & Communications
A portfolio of deployable RF and edge sensing systems for defence and national security, designed and manufactured in the UK. The devices are lightweight, modular and built to be used with little training. Mimic, an RF decoy that gives land forces a tool for deception and force protection, is the first product in the Magos family and won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category of the 2025 Army Technology Excellence Awards.
Edge Device Management
The software, integrations and supporting hardware Rowden develops for managing large mixed fleets of edge devices in connected and disconnected environments. Its core platform is Dovetail, which brings fleet visibility, compliance records and automated provisioning into one place and can run at the edge without a link to the enterprise. Rowden offers it to defence, emergency services and critical national infrastructure operators.
About
Rowden Technologies is a UK engineering company that designs, builds and deploys sensing, compute and communications systems for places where connectivity, power and bandwidth are limited. It was founded in 2017 by Rob Harper, who is chief executive, and the company describes itself as founded by veterans. Its headquarters and manufacturing are in Bristol, with a second location in Paddington, London.
Offices
Bristol, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomBacked by
National Wealth FundNCSC For StartupsLloyds Banking Group
Customers & Partners
UK Ministry of DefenceScottish Fire and Rescue ServiceIsembard (manufacturing partnership to scale sovereign UK production of Magos sensing systems)Vodafone (Team Switchpoint consortium)Williams Grand Prix Technologies (Team Switchpoint consortium)
Timeline
2026-05
The National Wealth Fund invested £25 million in Rowden, the fund's first direct investment supporting defence, national security and resilience.
2026-01
Team Switchpoint, a consortium led by Rowden with Vodafone and Williams Grand Prix Technologies, was appointed to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Digital Advantage (DDAD) Open Framework under Lot 5 (Services).
2025-11
Announced a collaboration with Isembard to scale UK manufacturing of the Magos sensing product line, with around 100 skilled roles to be created across the Southwest.
2025-09
UK Defence Secretary John Healey opened Rowden's new production facility in Bristol, which expanded the headquarters to more than 20000 sq ft.
2025-08
Won the Army Technology Excellence Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category for Mimic, its RF decoy for land forces.
2017
Founded in the UK by Rob Harper to build technology for frontline organisations working at the operational edge.
Open Positions (5)
the careers site
Rowden Technologies
Designs and manufactures edge computing, sensing and communications systems for defence, national security and resilience organisations operating in degraded or denied connectivity environments.
Founded 2017201-500 employeesBristol, United Kingdom5 open positionsWebsiteLinkedIn
CommunicationsSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Mission Systems Engineering
Rowden's programme delivery and systems integration business, which designs and integrates distributed information systems for constrained edge environments. It brings software, compute and communications together into systems that collect, process, store and distribute information where connectivity is degraded and infrastructure is limited. The work runs from applied research through programme delivery to long-term sustainment and includes a situational awareness application for emergency services.
Sensing & Communications
A portfolio of deployable RF and edge sensing systems for defence and national security, designed and manufactured in the UK. The devices are lightweight, modular and built to be used with little training. Mimic, an RF decoy that gives land forces a tool for deception and force protection, is the first product in the Magos family and won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category of the 2025 Army Technology Excellence Awards.
Edge Device Management
The software, integrations and supporting hardware Rowden develops for managing large mixed fleets of edge devices in connected and disconnected environments. Its core platform is Dovetail, which brings fleet visibility, compliance records and automated provisioning into one place and can run at the edge without a link to the enterprise. Rowden offers it to defence, emergency services and critical national infrastructure operators.
Open Positions (5)
the careers site
About
Rowden Technologies is a UK engineering company that designs, builds and deploys sensing, compute and communications systems for places where connectivity, power and bandwidth are limited. It was founded in 2017 by Rob Harper, who is chief executive, and the company describes itself as founded by veterans. Its headquarters and manufacturing are in Bristol, with a second location in Paddington, London.
Offices
Bristol, United KingdomLondon, United KingdomBacked by
National Wealth FundNCSC For StartupsLloyds Banking Group
Customers & Partners
UK Ministry of DefenceScottish Fire and Rescue ServiceIsembard (manufacturing partnership to scale sovereign UK production of Magos sensing systems)Vodafone (Team Switchpoint consortium)Williams Grand Prix Technologies (Team Switchpoint consortium)
Timeline
2026-05
The National Wealth Fund invested £25 million in Rowden, the fund's first direct investment supporting defence, national security and resilience.
2026-01
Team Switchpoint, a consortium led by Rowden with Vodafone and Williams Grand Prix Technologies, was appointed to the Ministry of Defence's Defence Digital Advantage (DDAD) Open Framework under Lot 5 (Services).
2025-11
Announced a collaboration with Isembard to scale UK manufacturing of the Magos sensing product line, with around 100 skilled roles to be created across the Southwest.
2025-09
UK Defence Secretary John Healey opened Rowden's new production facility in Bristol, which expanded the headquarters to more than 20000 sq ft.
2025-08
Won the Army Technology Excellence Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category for Mimic, its RF decoy for land forces.
2017
Founded in the UK by Rob Harper to build technology for frontline organisations working at the operational edge.
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