# VisionWave: defense robotics company

Canonical ID: `a19a81e5-f152-42ab-9680-50fde09ef1d1`

- **Slug:** visionwave
- **HQ:** United Kingdom

## Models

- [VisionWave Varan UGV](/models/visionwave-varan-ugv.md) (defense) (id: `6e155041-7c9f-4b5e-9b28-041b1661420b`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Douglas Davis](/people/douglas-davis-visionwave.md) Executive Chairman & CEO (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is VisionWave?

VisionWave Holdings is a UK-based defense technology company developing the [Varan Autonomous Ground System](/models/visionwave-varan-ugv), a multi-role UGV unveiled at Eurosatory 2026. VARAN is designed for autonomous logistics, surveillance, and combat support missions. Listed as VWAV on OTC markets. Partnered with Stratonex Defence Technologies (UK MP Ben Everitt) for UK and European commercialization.

### What does VisionWave make?

VisionWave has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: VisionWave Varan UGV (VisionWave builds physical robots).

### Who competes with VisionWave?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to VisionWave building in the same form factors include Blackswan Space, Lockheed Martin, Katalyst Space Technologies, Northrop Grumman.

### Where is VisionWave headquartered?

VisionWave is headquartered in United Kingdom.

### Where does VisionWave operate robots?

VisionWave is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### Is VisionWave a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, VisionWave ranks in roughly the top 34% of companies tracked by the registry.


## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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