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Engineering Beyond Materials.

Advanced systems for protection, mobility and demanding environments.

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ACE Advanced Systems

We do not start with a product. We start with the problem, and engineer the whole system that solves it.

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Capabilities

Four areas of work.
One engineering discipline.

  1. 01Unmanned SystemsModular, lightweight aircraft concepts for long-endurance missions — one airframe family adapted to the job.Explore Unmanned Systems
  2. 02Advanced ProtectionLightweight, modular protection developed as a complete structure, including vehicle survivability and overhead protection concepts.Explore Advanced Protection
  3. 03Transparent ProtectionProtective glazing and transparent structures engineered as whole assemblies — frame, sealing, mounting and replacement included.Explore Transparent Protection
  4. 04Advanced Materials & StructuresComposites, thermoplastics, elastomers, hybrid and energy-absorbing materials, chosen for what they do inside a complete system.Explore Advanced Materials & Structures

Conceptual visualisation

Conceptual close-up of a woven continuous-fibre composite surface with a soft directional sheen.

Structure as a system

Designed layer by layer.
Engineered as one.

Fibre direction, lay-up, geometry and process are developed together, so a structure is engineered as a whole rather than assembled from parts.

Advanced Materials & Structures

Interactive schematic — generic laminate, not an ACE design

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Research & development

From Concept to Evidence.

Design, simulation, prototypes and validation working as one development process.

How we develop

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Built for Problems That Do Not Have Standard Answers.

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