User Needs & Requirements
Understand the operating context and translate user needs into clear, testable development inputs.
Soldier Systems · Equipment Integration · Product Development
From real user needs to fieldable capability.
SHARDANA connects military end-user experience with practical product development. We help defence organisations, manufacturers and project teams define requirements, develop equipment and evaluate how it works around the soldier—with a current focus on soldier-carried UAS.
Soldier-carried UAS. Developed around the complete system.
The aircraft is one part of the equipment the operator has to carry. Controllers, batteries, accessories and personal kit also need space, protection and access. SHARDANA develops carrying and equipment concepts around those needs, from the first requirement through to prototypes and evaluation.
- Carriage & protection
- Component organisation
- Access & handling
- Equipment compatibility
Support across the development process.
Systems Integration
Assess how equipment interacts with the soldier, other carried systems and the platform environment.
Concept Development
Develop practical equipment concepts shaped by the requirement, intended use and manufacturing considerations.
Prototyping
Build and refine functional samples to examine layouts, materials, handling and equipment interfaces.
User Trials & Evaluation
Gather structured observations, identify relevant gaps and prioritise improvements.
Small-Batch Production
Support initial production of agreed designs, with scope and capacity defined for each project.
Designed for the way equipment is actually used.
Access, load distribution, protection and compatibility shape how useful equipment becomes in practice. We examine these details in the intended operating context, then translate them into requirements and development decisions.
User needs
What the user has to do, carry and reach.
Equipment interaction
How items work with the rest of the kit.
Practical development
Concepts and samples built and refined in use.
A clear path from need to practical solution.
- User need
- Requirement
- Concept
- Prototype
- User trial
- Optimise
- Fieldable
Engage us for a focused review or a wider development project. The starting point, deliverables and level of practical support are agreed around the need.
Military user perspective. Practical technical experience.
SHARDANA combines military experience with the development and manufacture of tactical equipment.
Bring the requirement. Let’s define the next step.
Developing new equipment, reviewing an existing product or addressing an integration issue? Send a short project outline with the user context, current challenge and support required.
Please use the initial enquiry for a general project overview. Technical material can be exchanged through an agreed channel.