The MoD has awarded defence technology company Anduril Industries
a 31-month contract to explore future capabilities.
Strategic Command’s innovation team, jHub, are working with
Anduril on the third phase of Programme TALOS.
TALOS aims to accelerate a defence-wide approach to Integrated
Command and Control (C2) for Force Protection, with Phase 3
focused on experimenting with technological advancements that
could inform future capabilities and platforms.
This builds on earlier work which established an understanding of
Anduril’s autonomous Sentry Towers, and their utility at active
Royal Air Force (RAF) air bases, and introduced multiple Force
Protection layers at locations across the MoD.
This new contract will further develop these capabilities,
experimenting with integrated technologies to better understand
ways of providing end-to-end solutions.
The jHub are fundamental in this work, and it closely aligns with
their aim of delivering competitive advantage against adversaries
through novel capabilities. Taking an opportunity-led and
user-centred approach, the jHub has a particular focus on
delivering impact at pace.
Lieutenant Colonel Dan Sawyers, Head of the jHub, Strategic
Command, said:
Technology within Defence is rapidly advancing, and we must
harness these changes to respond to a more contested and volatile
world.
Phase 3 of this programme will see us continue to innovate,
utilising technology to protect the UK and our allies anytime and
anywhere.
The innovative work of the jHub is complemented by Anduril, whose
Lattice software platform leverages advancements in key
technologies. Their work on TALOS explores future capabilities
for fixed installation Force Protection and Counter Intrusion and
Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems across Permanent Joint Operating
Bases.
Greg Kausner, Anduril’s Head of Global Defense, said:
The contract with jHub will allow Anduril to expedite modern
defence technology and robustly support UK Defence, and
represents an advancement of our relationship with the MoD.
Force Protection and Counter Intrusion are increasingly important
as the nature of threats expand, and Anduril’s Lattice platform
can play a key role. Our objective is to meet the specific
requirements of armed forces to best shape the future of defence
with advanced, modern technology; to do this, working with
partners like jHub is key.
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