LONDON · ENGLAND · UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 🏴

AI VISION DEFENCE & SECURITY INSTITUTE

Intelligence for
a safer tomorrow.

Connecting artificial intelligence, robotics and research to advance responsible defence and security innovation.

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Campus vision · architectural visualisation

01 / 09The institute vision

INNOVATE ✦ PROTECT ✦ SECURE

Air / Land / Maritime / Cyber

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Defence solutions

Security systems

Drone technologies

AI & robotics innovation

Building a safer tomorrow with intelligence & technology.

01 / THE INSTITUTE

AI Vision Defence & Security Institute architectural visualisation

Research with purpose.
Innovation with responsibility.

A United Kingdom-based institute bringing together artificial intelligence, robotics and data intelligence for defence and security research.

Within the AI Vision Institute of Technology and AI Vision University ecosystem, our focus connects applied research, education and industry collaboration across aerial, ground and maritime systems.

Our mission is to contribute to resilient societies through ethical, reliable and beneficial AI technologies — developing expertise alongside practical research and application capabilities.

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ABOUT THE DIRECTOR

Edip Umran Durdağ

Director · Physicist · Defence Industry Expert

Over 20 years of experience in unmanned vehicle systems — connecting physics, engineering and applied research.

Edip Umran Durdağ is a physicist and senior defence industry expert with over 20 years of experience in the development of unmanned aerial, ground and surface vehicle systems (UAV, UGV, USV).

His national and international project experience includes unmanned platforms, reconnaissance systems, mechanical design, electromechanics, electronics, software and system integration.

He has contributed to strategic unmanned vehicle programmes in Türkiye, Azerbaijan and Ukraine, including remotely controlled maritime platforms and advanced aerial systems.

Mr Durdağ also develops models for Unmanned Vehicles Research & Application Institutes, covering training, production workshops, simulation, assembly, testing and system manufacturing. His vision supports independent technological capabilities and sustainable defence infrastructure across Turkic republics.

Edip Durdağ with field research equipment — Field research & system integration

Edip Durdağ in an unmanned aerial systems laboratory — Applied engineering & laboratory research

Unmanned surface vessel project photograph — Maritime platforms

Unmanned ground platform project photograph — Ground platforms

INSTITUTE PRESENTATION

Explore our vision.
One page at a time.

Discover the complete 83-page defence and security presentation in our interactive 3D flipbook.

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02 / RESEARCH DOMAINS

Four domains.
One connected vision.

Interdisciplinary research at the intersection of intelligent systems, secure infrastructure and human expertise.

01 / AIR

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Aerial systems

Unmanned aerial platforms, AI-assisted air systems and predictive maintenance research.

AutonomyReliability

02 / LAND

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Ground systems

Unmanned ground vehicles, smart surveillance and data-driven situational awareness.

RoboticsPerception

03 / SEA

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Maritime systems

Intelligent navigation, marine platforms and unmanned surface vessel research.

NavigationIntegration

04 / CYBER

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Cyber resilience

Intelligent threat prediction, data protection and secure communication research.

Secure dataResilience

03 / PROJECT & TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

Ideas made tangible.

Explore selected platforms, research concepts and connected safety technologies presented in our institute profile.

PROJECT CONCEPT VISUALISATIONS

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MARITIME / UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Karabatak
The Cormorant

PROJECT IDENTITYKARABATAK

The Cormorant

A maritime platform concept featured in the supplied project portfolio, expressing the institute’s focus on unmanned systems, marine engineering and AI research.

Concept artwork and films offer a visual introduction to the programme. Explore the original presentation for the wider project context.

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HUMANOID ROBOTICS / PROJECT CONCEPT

Guardian — UK01

Built for the future. Protecting the present.

A vision for connected robotics.

Guardian — UK01 is presented as a humanoid defence robotics concept, combining a visual vision for human-shaped robots, drones and robotic support platforms.

The project artwork highlights three themes: protection, detection and support. It expresses an integrated research direction within the institute’s AI and robotics portfolio.

ProtectDetectSupport

Concept artwork · research vision

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AI-powered Drone Defence and Radar Development project artwork

PROJECT CONCEPT

FEATURED RESEARCH PROJECT

AI-powered Drone Defence
& Radar Development

Detect. Classify. Track. Protect.

A featured research concept in the institute presentation, bringing together artificial intelligence, drone defence and radar development.

The project vision focuses on intelligent detection, classification and tracking to support situational awareness and protective security systems.

AI & data intelligenceRadar researchDrone defenceSituational awareness

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Discover the Smart Helmet range ↗

Tactical & canine systems

4G Tactical Smart Helmet Camera — NVSW50

A connected tactical helmet camera combining live video, GPS support, night vision and two-way audio for remote field visibility.

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Tactical & canine systems

Dog Smart Helmet — NVSW50

A canine-mounted camera system that combines live streaming, GPS support and night vision to help teams maintain remote visibility.

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