Standfirst: The partnership brings together two companies backed by the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), combining TEKEVER’s operationally proven autonomous systems with iCOMAT’s next-generation composite manufacturing technologies to help strengthen NATO’s industrial capability and technological sovereignty.
TEKEVER, Europe’s leading provider of AI-enabled autonomous systems, and iCOMAT, the advanced composites manufacturer and inventor of Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS), today announced the expansion of their partnership supporting the production and industrialisation of the AR5 unmanned aerial system.
As part of OVERMATCH — TEKEVER’s £400 million industrial expansion programme to scale manufacturing capacity, accelerate the development of next-generation autonomous capabilities and strengthen the UK’s sovereign defence industrial base — TEKEVER has today signed a MoU with iCOMAT to further explore opportunities for collaboration and partnership in relation to advanced composite manufacturing.
The partnership forms part of TEKEVER’s strategy to build a resilient, high-performance UK supply chain by working with specialist British manufacturers, strengthening local industrial capability while supporting the company’s continued growth.
The collaboration leverages iCOMAT’s manufacturing operations in Gloucester and Swindon, further reinforcing the UK’s defence manufacturing ecosystem.
The programme demonstrates how collaboration between a European leader in AI-enabled autonomous systems and innovative UK manufacturing partners can accelerate the industrialisation of advanced defence technologies, helping strengthen the defence industrial base of the UK, Europe and NATO.
Scott McClelland, Deputy Director, TEKEVER Defence Unit, said:
“Delivering autonomous capability at scale requires a resilient industrial ecosystem. As we continue to expand production through our OVERMATCH initiative, partnerships with companies like iCOMAT help us strengthen the UK supply chain and ensure we can deliver operational capability to our customers at pace. Their expertise in advanced composites makes them a valuable partner as TEKEVER continues to grow.
Evangelos Zympeloudis, CEO of iCOMAT, said:
“TEKEVER and iCOMAT share a common vision for strengthening defence capability through innovation, scalability and sovereign manufacturing. As two NATO Innovation Fund portfolio companies, we are uniquely positioned to demonstrate how world-class technology developers and advanced manufacturers can work together to accelerate capability into the hands of end users. We are proud to support the AR5 programme and look forward to deepening our collaboration as production volumes increase and future generations of autonomous systems are developed.”
About TEKEVER
TEKEVER (www.tekever.com) is a leading multinational technology company driving innovation in Defence & Security through AI-centric Autonomous Systems. With a fully vertically integrated model – spanning Aerospace structural engineering, design and manufacturing, propulsion systems, optical and RF payload development, communication systems, avionics, software and data science – TEKEVER delivers complete, end-to-end systems and services tailored to the complex demands of modern security operations. With a highly skilled and rapidly growing workforce of more than 1500, and cutting-edge facilities spread throughout Portugal, France, the UK, Estonia, Ukraine and the US, TEKEVER’s capabilities evolve at pace and are delivered at scale.
About iCOMAT
iCOMAT is an advanced composites manufacturer and the inventor of Rapid Tow Shearing (RTS), a patented manufacturing technology enabling optimised fibre-steered composite structures to be produced at industrial scale. RTS unlocks lighter, stronger and more efficient structures for aerospace, defence and industrial applications while supporting the transition from prototype to production.
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