RE: Very Positive28 May 2026 10:59
Back to the blue pill. This was posted on Telegram:
Solving the commercial barriers to defence procurement is necessary. It is not sufficient.
The deeper problem is what happens when a capable product wins a contract but cannot be deployed, because it was built on the wrong platform, cannot integrate with existing systems, or cannot meet the classification requirements of the customer environment. This is where innovation stalls, and where the procurement process fails the customer it was designed to serve.
Defence Holdings is addressing this directly. Our fifth capability is the creation of a technology channel to market, an environment in which portfolio companies build on a connected, accredited and integrated platform from the outset, removing the integration challenge before it arises. Customers gain confidence in the deployability of what they are procuring. Companies gain a faster and more cost-effective route from product development to operational capability.
The platform spans design, test and production, operates across high and low classification environments, and connects to the hyperscalers, data platforms and AI models that underpin modern defence capability. It is architected to sit alongside, and work with, the primes and integrators who deliver complex programmes, not in competition with them.
The full commercial opportunity from this capability is a 2027 and beyond horizon. The architecture is established and the work is underway.
[28/05/2026 09:58] David: This has gone under the radar. This would be huge. Think app store for defence. If I want to build for Apple users, I build an iPhone app.
If I want to build for defence, this is the platform to build on.