European defence technology company Intelic today announced the launch of Intelic BASE, a new procurement hub designed to strengthen European defence sovereignty by helping Ministries of Defence across Europe identify and deploy European unmanned systems faster, significantly shortening procurement timelines for mission-ready drones.
At launch, the platform already connects drone and unmanned systems manufacturers from ten European countries - France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Portugal, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania and Czechia - providing governments with direct visibility into interoperable capabilities available across the European defence industrial base.
The initiative is already being developed with input from several European Ministries of Defence.
The platform brings together a strong group of named European partners, including Acecore Technologies (Netherlands), Airvolute (Slovakia), Avy (Netherlands), Beyond Vision (Portugal), DeltaQuad (Netherlands), Height Technologies (Netherlands), Highcat (Germany) and TAF Industries (Ukraine).
Together, these partners represent a broad geographic spread across Europe and Ukraine, combining expertise across ISR, strike, and counter-UAV systems.
In addition to these named partners, the consortium includes several Ukrainian partners who cannot be identified by name.
These partners collectively produce more than 100,000 UAVs per month, spanning ISR, strike, and counter-UAV systems, and generate over $1.5 billion in sales. Their inclusion underscores the depth of operational experience and industrial capacity that the Ukrainian defence ecosystem brings to the consortium.
Europe’s first defence procurement platform aims to fast-track drone deployment
The platform is the first of its kind in Europe, inspired by procurement models emerging in Ukraine that allow defence ministries to identify and compare drone systems in one place, significantly shortening the time between operational need and deployment.
As European governments increase defence spending in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the ability to rapidly identify interoperable capabilities from within Europe’s own industrial base has become a strategic priority. Yet procurement across the continent remains fragmented, slowing deployment and limiting visibility into available systems.
“Europe already has the industrial capacity and battlefield-proven drone technologies it needs,” said Maurits Korthals Altes, CEO of Intelic.
“What has been missing is a shared operational layer that makes those capabilities visible, interoperable and deployable across borders. Strengthening that connection is essential for a stronger Europe.”
Interoperability as a foundation for European capability readiness
Intelic’s flagship C2 software, Nexus, is a platform-agnostic layer for unmanned systems control and has been deployed in Ukraine since 2025.
A central feature of the procurement hub is integration with Nexus, which has been deployed in operational conditions in Ukraine since 2025, allowing coalition drone systems to function cohesively across manufacturers and mission types. By ensuring interoperability before procurement decisions are made, the platform reduces integration risk and shortens deployment timelines for Ministries of Defence.
This approach supports a broader shift across Europe toward coalition deployment and stronger coordination within the European defence industrial base.
Unlike traditional procurement channels, which often require governments to evaluate vendors individually and resolve interoperability challenges afterwards, the platform enables Ministries of Defence to explore systems that are already prepared for coalition deployment.
By improving direct connections between governments and European manufacturers - without intermediaries or reseller structures - the platform supports faster capability discovery and contributes to a more responsive European security architecture.
Lead image: Maurits Korthals Altes, Jeroen Lappenschaar, and Marc Derksen.
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