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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 2016Bristol, United Kingdom1 open positionWebsiteLinkedIn
CommunicationsSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Mission Systems Engineering
Rowden's systems integration capability for designing and fielding edge systems in complex operational environments. The team integrates sensing, compute and communications technologies into deployable solutions optimised for environments where connectivity is limited or denied, working across defence, national security and critical infrastructure programmes.
Sensing & Communications
Rowden designs and manufactures deployable RF and edge sensing systems for defence and national security applications. The portfolio includes the Magos family of precision sensing systems for use across government, defence and national infrastructure, and Mimic — an electronic warfare platform providing land forces with a scalable tool for deception and force protection. Mimic won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category at the 2025 Army Technology Excellence Awards.
Edge Device Management
A software-defined control layer for provisioning, configuring and operating heterogeneous fleets of edge devices in both connected and disconnected environments. Designed for organisations that need to deploy and manage distributed device infrastructure at scale, including in environments with intermittent or no network access.
About
Rowden Technologies was founded in 2017 in Bristol, UK, by Rob Harper, a former British Army corporal, to address a gap that enterprise IT vendors were not filling. The company builds reliable systems for frontline operators and critical industries where connectivity is unreliable, denied or degraded. It focuses on the edge, where data sensing, processing and sharing happen under compressed decision-making timelines, and combines hardware manufacturing with deep software and systems integration capability.
Offices
Bristol, United KingdomBacked by
NCSC For StartupsLloyds Banking Group
Customers & Partners
Isembard (manufacturing partnership to scale sovereign UK production of Magos sensing systems)Vodafone (Team Switchpoint consortium)Williams Grand Prix Technologies (Team Switchpoint consortium)
Timeline
2026-03
Named in the FT1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies, ranked 196th overall and top 5 in Aerospace and Defence.
2026-01
Team Switchpoint, a consortium led by Rowden with Vodafone and Williams Grand Prix Technologies, appointed to the MOD Defence Digital Advantage (DDAD) framework, Lot 5.
2025-11
Won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category at the Army Technology Excellence Awards for Mimic, a ground-based deception and force protection system.
2025-11
Announced a multi-million-pound manufacturing partnership with Isembard to scale sovereign UK production of the Magos sensing product line, creating around 100 jobs across the Southwest.
2025-09
UK Defence Secretary John Healey opened Rowden's expanded 20,000 sq ft production facility in Bristol, coinciding with the launch of the UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
2017
Founded in Bristol by Rob Harper to build edge systems for defence and national security organisations.
Open Positions (1)
1 Business Development
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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 2016Bristol, United Kingdom1 open positionWebsiteLinkedIn
CommunicationsSensors & EW
Products & Solutions
Mission Systems Engineering
Rowden's systems integration capability for designing and fielding edge systems in complex operational environments. The team integrates sensing, compute and communications technologies into deployable solutions optimised for environments where connectivity is limited or denied, working across defence, national security and critical infrastructure programmes.
Sensing & Communications
Rowden designs and manufactures deployable RF and edge sensing systems for defence and national security applications. The portfolio includes the Magos family of precision sensing systems for use across government, defence and national infrastructure, and Mimic — an electronic warfare platform providing land forces with a scalable tool for deception and force protection. Mimic won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category at the 2025 Army Technology Excellence Awards.
Edge Device Management
A software-defined control layer for provisioning, configuring and operating heterogeneous fleets of edge devices in both connected and disconnected environments. Designed for organisations that need to deploy and manage distributed device infrastructure at scale, including in environments with intermittent or no network access.
Open Positions (1)
1 Business Development
About
Rowden Technologies was founded in 2017 in Bristol, UK, by Rob Harper, a former British Army corporal, to address a gap that enterprise IT vendors were not filling. The company builds reliable systems for frontline operators and critical industries where connectivity is unreliable, denied or degraded. It focuses on the edge, where data sensing, processing and sharing happen under compressed decision-making timelines, and combines hardware manufacturing with deep software and systems integration capability.
Offices
Bristol, United KingdomBacked by
NCSC For StartupsLloyds Banking Group
Customers & Partners
Isembard (manufacturing partnership to scale sovereign UK production of Magos sensing systems)Vodafone (Team Switchpoint consortium)Williams Grand Prix Technologies (Team Switchpoint consortium)
Timeline
2026-03
Named in the FT1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies, ranked 196th overall and top 5 in Aerospace and Defence.
2026-01
Team Switchpoint, a consortium led by Rowden with Vodafone and Williams Grand Prix Technologies, appointed to the MOD Defence Digital Advantage (DDAD) framework, Lot 5.
2025-11
Won the Product Launch Award in the Electronic Warfare category at the Army Technology Excellence Awards for Mimic, a ground-based deception and force protection system.
2025-11
Announced a multi-million-pound manufacturing partnership with Isembard to scale sovereign UK production of the Magos sensing product line, creating around 100 jobs across the Southwest.
2025-09
UK Defence Secretary John Healey opened Rowden's expanded 20,000 sq ft production facility in Bristol, coinciding with the launch of the UK Defence Industrial Strategy.
2017
Founded in Bristol by Rob Harper to build edge systems for defence and national security organisations.
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