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M&A / Property

Critical Infra signs NDA with Babcock, Draganfly

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Dec 09, 2025 · 00:31 CTTT · 0.69 Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd
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Executive Summary

  • Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. (CiTech) entered into a three-way confidentiality agreement (NDA) with Babcock International Group PLC and Draganfly Inc. to explore a strategic collaboration focused on strengthening defense and security capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
  • The partnership aims to combine Babcock’s defense engineering and fleet support, CiTech’s digital integration and sensor ecosystems, and Draganfly’s unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to provide end-to-end solutions for national defense, border security, and critical infrastructure protection.
  • CiTech also announced a further financial advance of 50,000 euros to Plutus Invest and Consulting GmbH for marketing and communications services, following a previous advance disclosed in July 2025.

Key Details

  • Strategic Partnership Structure:
    • Parties: Critical Infrastructure Technologies Ltd. (CiTech), Babcock International Group PLC, and Draganfly Inc.
    • Agreement Type: Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) / Confidentiality Agreement.
    • Objective: To progress a strategic, multicompany collaboration aimed at strengthening defense and security capabilities across the Asia-Pacific region.
    • Scope: The collaboration leverages complementary strengths in defense engineering, advanced technology integration, unmanned systems, and mission-critical operational delivery.
  • Partner Capabilities:
    • Babcock International Group: UK-based defense prime providing mission-critical engineering, naval support, fleet management, training, base operations, and major defense programs. Provides access to Asia-Pacific defense markets.
    • Critical Infrastructure Technologies (CiTech): Provides advanced engineering, mission-system integration, digital architectures, sensor ecosystems, data platforms, and decision-support systems.
    • Draganfly Inc.: Developer of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and sensor-driven data solutions. Holds NDAA-compliant and NATO-supportive systems. Recently sold Commander 3XL unmanned systems into the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Proposed Solution Stack:
    • Mission-critical defense engineering, sustainment, and fleet support (via Babcock).
    • High-assurance digital integration, sensor networks, and resilient mission systems (via CiTech).
    • Advanced UAS, ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) technologies, and operational platforms (via Draganfly).
  • Target Applications:
    • National defense modernization.
    • Border and maritime security.
    • Disaster and humanitarian response.
    • Multidomain situational awareness.
    • Critical infrastructure protection.
    • Training, sustainment, and operational life cycle services.
  • Next Steps: The parties will begin evaluating targeted opportunities and joint-program concepts tailored to defense and security needs across the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Financial Advance to Plutus Invest and Consulting GmbH:
    • Amount: 50,000 euros.
    • Purpose: On account of marketing and communications services provided pursuant to a consulting agreement dated July 16, 2025.
    • Context: This is a further advance following a previous news release dated July 22, 2025.

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