Kägwerks and Sigma Defense partner – Intelligence Community News
On October 14, Sigma Defense Systems and Kägwerks announced a strategic partnership to deliver an integrated C5ISR solution designed to connect warfighters at the tactical edge with real-time data, intelligence, and mission tools—advancing situational awareness and decision advantage in support of CJADC2.
Edge-to-enterprise integration
The collaboration combines Kägwerks’ DOCK-Ultra—an edge computing platform offering modular, multi-waveform connectivity, AI processing, and built-in situational awareness—with Sigma Defense’s Olympus ecosystem. Olympus delivers a Tactical Orchestration Platform (TOP) enabling automated provisioning, open-architecture integration, and seamless deployment of mission profiles and applications across diverse operational environments.
“The integration of DOCK-Ultra and Olympus delivers a complete edge-to-enterprise capability — bringing intelligence, orchestration, and command-and-control to the tactical edge,” said Matt Jones, CEO of Sigma Defense. “This partnership embodies the future of CJADC2 by connecting warfighters, sensors, and systems in real time for faster, smarter decision-making.”
Unified C5ISR through MOSA
By leveraging a modular, open system architecture (MOSA), Kägwerks and Sigma Defense aim to accelerate the integration of radios, sensors, AI tools, and mission applications. The unified approach connects operators, sensors, and command elements across the battlespace, enabling cohesive C5ISR operations from the edge to the enterprise.
Within this framework, Sigma Defense’s Olympus platform provisions and manages Kägwerks’ DOCK-Ultra devices, ensuring mission-ready configurations and supporting software-defined command and control—even in disconnected, intermittently connected, or contested environments. Together, the systems enable transport-agnostic data flow and edge AI processing to deliver real-time situational awareness and faster decision cycles for a measurable CJADC2 advantage.
“You can’t assume risk if you can’t assess risk,” said Niko Hughes, president of Kägwerks. “Together, the DOCK-Ultra powered by Olympus enables the warfighter to sense, assess, and act faster — enhancing lethality, maneuverability, and force protection.”
Why it matters
This partnership targets one of the toughest challenges in modern operations: unifying data, applications, and command-and-control workflows across dispersed units and contested networks. By pairing DOCK-Ultra’s edge capabilities with Olympus’ orchestration and open integration, the solution is positioned to help defense teams streamline deployment, maintain interoperability, and improve decision superiority at the point of need.
Source: Sigma Defense
