SHARDANADefence Solutions

Capabilities across the development process.

Six areas of support, from understanding the user to a first small production run. Engage us for one step or the whole path.

User Needs & Requirements

Understand the operating context and translate user needs into clear, testable development inputs.

Structured user needs, requirements overview, gap review, priorities and a recommended next step.

Systems Integration

Assess how equipment interacts with the soldier, other carried systems and the platform environment.

Integration assessment, identified conflicts, configuration proposals and adaptation concepts.

Concept Development

Develop practical equipment concepts shaped by the requirement, intended use and manufacturing considerations.

Concept variants, function and layout proposals, material and construction considerations.

Prototyping

Build and refine functional samples to examine layouts, materials, handling and equipment interfaces.

Functional samples, documented observations and revised versions.

User Trials & Evaluation

Gather structured observations, identify relevant gaps and prioritise improvements.

Trial criteria, structured observations and prioritised findings. Practical evaluation, not formal certification.

Small-Batch Production

Support initial production of agreed designs, with scope and capacity defined for each project.

Project-specific small series for trials or first use.

How we work

  1. User need
  2. Requirement
  3. Concept
  4. Prototype
  5. User trial
  6. Optimise
  7. Fieldable

This is a working model. Not every project needs every step; a single requirements review or product assessment can be a sound starting point. “Fieldable” describes the development intent and is supported by appropriate trials in each project. It is not an approval or certification.

Person with a tablet recording a user trial field assessment next to a soldier

Integration here means human, spatial, mechanical and usage-related integration. We do not develop autopilot, software, radio, EMC or electronics.

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