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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Venn as Chair of the Board at Adarga. Simon brings extensive experience across private and FTSE-listed organisations, with a distinguished background in defence, national security and large-scale organisational transformation. This appointment reflects Adarga’s continued focus on strengthening governance and leadership as we scale our enterprise AI capabilities for defence and national security customers. Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/evaECpYA

Our latest article is now live and we’re exploring the question of how do we ensure AI systems are not only powerful, but trusted, lawful, and fair? Bias in AI is a strategic and legal vulnerability, we believe the future lies in AI grounded directly in constitutions, rules of engagement, and human rights obligations. By anchoring models in law and not just historical data, we can build systems that are transparent, auditable, and aligned with what is permitted. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e8a_baWg

We’re pleased to share that Adarga has entered a strategic partnership with Strategia Worldwide to deliver the next generation of risk intelligence. Together, we’re combining Strategia’s world-class strategic risk expertise with our advanced AI platform, to help organisations anticipate threats, strengthen decision-making, and build resilience in an increasingly unpredictable climate. This collaboration marks an important step in expanding the support we provide to organisations operating across energy, mining, critical infrastructure, defence, and other high-risk sectors. Read the full announcement on our website here: https://lnkd.in/eyG_idCw

We were delighted to host a delegation of students from the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom last week. Our team had the opportunity to brief them on Adarga’s capabilities and share our perspectives on working with Defence, followed by an engaging discussion on the future of AI and its role in strengthening national security. Always a pleasure to connect with the next generation of Defence leaders and explore how advanced technologies can support their mission. Thank you to the Ministry of Defence and the ACSC cohort for the thoughtful conversation.

Most AI failures in defence don’t come from weak models, they come from the joins between teams, data, policy, and operations. We’ve just published a new article breaking down why these seams matter far more than any individual feature… and how a mission-thread approach can transform how organisations design, deploy, and trust AI-enabled systems. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/esdemPS5

Technology and AI are reshaping defence. Momentum is building. And the UK and Europe have the capability and capital to lead. In a timely conversation at a crucial moment for the sector, our recent roundtable breakfast held at the Royal United Services Institute venue on Whitehall last week underscored the need for bold thinking, more structured engagement and a strengthening of collaboration across the ecosystem to make it happen. Leading investors, industry specialists, and policy voices discussed a growing recognition that traditional hesitations around investment are gradually easing. And while there remains complexity in defence procurement processes, we are seeing the continued acceleration of innovation in the tech sector and new initiatives to field these vital emerging capabilities faster. Find out more about our work in this area: https://okt.to/L4loHd Robert Bassett Cross

Thank you to Tech Funding News for the inclusion of Adarga in their list of the European and UK defence tech startups to watch. This recognition reflects the critical importance of advanced AI-driven analysis and decision-making tools within the defence and national security sectors. Big things to come!

This Remembrance Day, we honour the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of those who served. Lest we forget. — The entire Adarga team

We’ve just published our latest article “Beyond the Agent: Why Sovereign AI Demands Neuro-Symbolic Foundations.” As defence and national security organisations accelerate the adoption of agentic AI, the question of sovereignty becomes more urgent. In this piece, we explore how neuro-symbolic methods can help restore control by combining neural perception with symbolic reasoning to ensure AI systems act with context, accountability, and alignment. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e9BDYXsj

We were proud to take part in Intelligence Challenge 2025, hosted by 3 Military Intelligence Battalion at KPMG, Canary Wharf last week. The event brought together teams from across London to test analytical thinking, teamwork, and decision-making under pressure, guided by serving reserve Military Intelligence Operators. A great opportunity for our Adarga team Sam Perkins, Rich Taylor and Elliot Lewis to apply structured analysis in a fast-paced scenario and connect with others who share a passion for intelligence, data, and innovation. Thank you to the Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association for Greater London for hosting us.