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M&A / Property

Critical Infra enters increased scope MOU with Babcock

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Dec 19, 2025 · 04:14 CTTT · 0.81 Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd
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Executive Summary

  • Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. has entered into an increased scope Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Babcock International Group to co-develop and build the Nexus 20 platform.
  • The agreement expands the original collaboration, which was limited to supplying 50 platforms to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, to include markets across all of Europe and Southeast Asia.
  • The first Nexus 20 platform is scheduled to arrive in the EU in April 2026 for regional demonstrations.

Key Details

  • Parties Involved: Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. and Babcock International Group.
  • Agreement Type: Increased scope Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
  • Product: Nexus 20 platform, integrating 5G communications, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and counterunmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capabilities.
  • Original Scope: Exclusive work on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence request to supply 50 Nexus 20 platforms (originally signed at the DSEI expo in London in September 2025).
  • Expanded Scope: Collaboration now covers the promotion and deployment of the Nexus 20 across all of Europe and Southeast Asia.
  • Timeline: First Nexus 20 due to arrive in the EU in April 2026 for whole-of-region demonstrations.

Notable Quotes

  • "It is fantastic to expand the scope of collaboration with Babcock and to now work together to promote the Nexus 20 into the new regions added," said Brenton Scott, chief executive officer of Critical Infrastructure. "With our first Nexus 20 due to arrive in the EU in April, 2026, for whole of region demonstrations, we are looking forward to 2026 with confidence."
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