Sense
Ingest RF, radar and optical feeds without locking the customer into one sensor vendor.
AI counter UAS intelligence, UK engineered
Counter UAS intelligence for contested airspace.
Valk Vortex fuses RF, radar and optical data into one confidence led threat picture, helping defence and critical infrastructure teams assess risk faster.
Current stageMVP complete
CollaborationLancaster engineering support
Next evidenceField validation and paid pilot
01 / The shift
A low cost drone can stop a high value site.
The economics of aerial threat have changed. Small drones are accessible, adaptable and difficult to classify quickly.
The operational picture has not caught up. Sensors remain fragmented, alerts arrive without context and critical decisions still depend on manual correlation.
$40bn
Counter drone procurement is moving now.
NATO Allies announced more than $40 billion for counter drone capabilities over the next five years. The UK is funding sovereign solutions that can detect, track, identify, decide and defeat emerging threats.
02 / Valk Vortex
One intelligence layer across the counter UAS stack.
Vortex is designed to connect the sensors a site already has, create a confidence led threat picture and carry the operator from first detection to an authorised response.
Illustrative system view● Airspace active
Fusion stateCorrelated
ClassificationConfidence led
DeploymentEdge capable
Decide
Correlate tracks, classify behaviour and show the evidence and confidence behind an alert.
Orchestrate
Share one operational picture and connect to the customer's authorised response workflow.
Vortex provides detection intelligence and decision support. Neutralisation remains with authorised operators and effectors.
The first market
Protect fixed sites where uncertainty is expensive.
03 / Mission fit
Energy
Protect generation, transmission and storage assets where a short disruption creates a long operational consequence.
Ports
Give security teams one live picture across complex perimeters, moving assets and mixed civilian airspace.
Airports
Support faster assessment and auditable escalation when an unidentified drone enters protected airspace.
Defence estates
Add a modular intelligence layer to existing sensors, command systems and authorised response capabilities.
04 / Evidence ladder
Build proof in the order defence buyers need it.
Product architecture and MVP
Core system design, sensor fusion workflow and product interface have moved Valk Vortex beyond idea stage.
Field validation
Validate integration, detection evidence, operator workflow and deployment readiness in representative environments.
Paid site pilot
Convert technical validation into a customer funded deployment with defined acceptance criteria and a repeatable site playbook.
05 / Commercial model
Land with one site. Expand through the estate.
Begin with a paid pilot, earn the production deployment and grow recurring software, support and threat library revenue across additional sites.
- 01Paid pilotIntegration and acceptance criteria
- 02DeploymentSite licence, integration and training
- 03RecurringSoftware, support and threat updates
06 / Why Swerfvalk
The moat grows every time the system meets real airspace.
Sensor independence
Vortex can sit above mixed sensing estates, reducing dependence on one hardware stack.
Operational data
Each validated deployment improves the threat library, workflow and integration playbook.
Sovereign deployment
A UK led team, edge capable architecture and an evidence first route to critical sites.
Operator trust
Confidence and supporting evidence remain visible, keeping authority with the customer.
07 / Company
Operators who build for environments that cannot fail.
LM
Lindiwe Matlali
Founder & Group CEOLeads strategy and defence relationships. Founder of Africa Teen Geeks, QE II Commonwealth Point of Light and WEF Social Innovator of the Year.
DO
Damilola Omiyera
Autonomy & ML LeadLeads machine learning and intelligent systems integration, including the estimation and sensor fusion stack at the core of Valk Vortex.
BM
Beau Mathebula
Programme & DeliveryOwns delivery, milestones and stakeholder coordination, keeping capital commitments and build schedules inside the funded window.
Focused wedge
Valk Vortex leads the company.
SWERFVALK's navigation, autonomy and aerial systems IP creates a disciplined expansion path once Vortex has won the first site.08 / Frequently asked questions
Clear answers for serious airspace decisions.
What is counter UAS sensor fusion?
It combines signals from RF detectors, radar and optical systems into one correlated airspace picture. The aim is to help operators distinguish a credible threat from fragmented alerts.
Does Valk Vortex replace existing sensors?
No. Vortex is designed as a sensor neutral intelligence layer that strengthens the equipment and authorised response workflows a customer already owns.
Who is Valk Vortex designed for?
Defence and critical infrastructure teams protecting energy sites, ports, airports and defence estates where uncertainty carries a high operational cost.
Pilot partners and investors