Praesidium Defence
Praesidium Defence OÜ designs and supplies unmanned ground and aerial systems, counter-UAS sensors and autonomy software to NATO and EU defence customers. We were founded in 2025 by David Baird, Founder and CEO, and Kristy Comb, Co-founder and COO, and we are based at Tehnopol in Tallinn, Estonia.
Praesidium Defence is led by founder and CEO David Baird, who has spent more than 13 years designing, building and fielding unmanned systems for defence customers. That experience runs through every product in the catalogue, from the Trident UGV, successor to the MAPS UGV he delivered to defence users, to the autonomy software that guides it. We design, build and support everything we sell.
Equipment
Designed and built by Praesidium Defence: ground and aerial platforms, counter-UAS sensing and autonomy software.
Trident in autonomous convoy
Two Trident UGVs following each other in autonomous convoy mode during field trials.
Built for the conditions soldiers face
Works without GPS
Our systems keep operating when satellite positioning is jammed, spoofed or unavailable.
Holds up under link loss
Autonomy and fallback behaviours continue when communications are degraded or cut.
One operator
A single trained operator can run a full mission, reducing crew and training load.
Human in command
Operators stay in control, with override on every platform and advisory-only software.
Open, modular design
New sensors, payloads and platforms integrate quickly through open interfaces and SAE AS-4 JAUS.
Fast to field
Designed for rapid deployment by small teams without fixed infrastructure.
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- CompanyPraesidium Defence OÜ
- Phone+372 5639 0191
- Emailinfo@praesidiumdefence.ee
- OfficeTehnopol, Mäealuse 2/4, Tallinn, Estonia
- NCAGE code026TJ
- Registry code17370847
- VAT IDEE102923687
- LinkedInPraesidium Defence
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Equipment
The Praesidium range of unmanned systems, from the Trident logistics UGV and casualty evacuation to swarm ISR, counter-UAS sensing and autonomy software. Every system is built to keep working when GPS and communications are denied.