AI Autonomy for the Modern Battlespace
Praesidium Defence develops autonomous ISR and counter-UAS systems for NATO-aligned defence and security forces, combining battlefield-proven experience with sovereign innovation.
Engineering Autonomy That Serves Those Who Serve
We design and deliver autonomous systems that solve operational problems — not technology problems. Our work focuses on AI-driven situational awareness, resilient swarm coordination, and human-in-the-loop control, developed in partnership with front-line operators in Ukraine, Estonia and allied innovation networks. Every system we build is engineered to strengthen the people who defend freedom.
Autonomous Systems + Human Supervision = Mission Confidence.
What we do
We specialise in autonomy that performs under real-world complexity, from tactical defence solutions to distributed ISR networks. By combining robust sensor fusion, adaptive team coordination, and transparent human oversight, Praesidium Defence turns advanced algorithms into trustworthy capability on the ground.
How we develop capability
Frontline collaboration: We develop and iterate code and hardware with operational partners, ensuring solutions are battle-tested, useful, and deployable.
Operational first: Our success metrics are mission effect and operator trust, not academic benchmarks.
Sovereign posture: We prioritise defendable, dual-use platforms tailored to allied needs and sovereign supply chains.
We specialise in AI autonomy designed for real-world complexity, from tactical defence systems to distributed ISR networks.
Our systems are created around these five pillars of ethical, dual-use innovation.
Each principle reflects our commitment to building autonomous systems that are secure, responsible, and aligned with the mission needs of modern allied defence.
Our Solutions
For every offensive innovation there is a defensive requirement. We answer that requirement by building purpose-designed unmanned systems and by transforming legacy hardware and networks into modern counter-UAS layers.
Our approach balances rapid field deployment with durable, sovereign capability:
We don’t chase theoretical performance, we deliver mission-ready C-UAS that work with the forces you already have, and scale as threats change.
- Detect: multi-modal sensing (EO/IR, RF, LIDAR) and fusion to create persistent, high-confidence tracks.
Assess: transparent AI and operator-centred tools that prioritise human judgement for escalation decisions.
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Mitigate: modular mitigation pathways from integration with established air-defence assets, all engineered for safe, operation.
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Integrate: retrofits and upgrades that extend the life and relevance of existing platforms, reducing cost and time-to-capability.