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Tanks
Main battle and scout platforms with modular armor, APS-ready turrets, and field sustainment kits.
Bastion
DEFENCE SYSTEMS AG
Tanks, protected mobility, jets, drones, artillery, sensors, and powertrains—plus specialised ambulances and custom vehicle builds.
Platforms & systems
What we build
Combat platforms, high-security armored vehicles, specialised ambulances, sensors, and the powertrains that keep fleets moving.
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Protected mobility
Armored vehicles for high-security users plus specialised ambulances for protected medical transport.
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Jets
Manned multirole aircraft with open mission systems, allied datalinks, and growth-path avionics.
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Drones
From squad VTOL to long-endurance UAS and Hive mothership trucks—ISR, strike racks, and VSAT-linked control.
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Artillery
Self-propelled 155 mm fires with digital fire control, precision munition interfaces, and rapid displace.
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Sensors & C-UAS
AESA radars, EO/IR, and counter-drone detectors that feed the common air and ground picture.
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Powertrains
Powerpacks, specialised motors, transmissions, and driveline kits for tanks and custom vehicles.
Programs
What we have fielded
Catalog and prototype lines across armor, air, unmanned, sensors, powertrains, and special vehicles—written as OEM capability cards.
Armor · 2024 · In production
Bastion Vanguard MBT
Crewed main battle tank with modular armor packages, 120 mm smoothbore, and optional hard-kill APS integration for high-threat corridors.
Combat weight
62–67 t (config)
Main gun
120 mm L/55 smoothbore
Powerpack
1,500 hp multi-fuel
Crew
3–4
Road speed
up to 70 km/h
Protection
Composite + ERA + APS-ready
- Hunter-killer fire control
- Modular side and roof kits
- Digital battle-management ready
- Cold-start arctic package
Parts & subsystems
What we manufacture
Radars, C-UAS, optics, radios, powertrains, motors, transmissions, and special-vehicle kits—sold alone or integrated on Bastion hulls.
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Radars
AESA surveillance, weapon-locating growth kits, and gap-filler radars for batteries and bases.
- Sentinel AESA
- Short-range gap filler
- Counter-battery cue radar
- Naval adapt kits
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Drone detectors & C-UAS
Find, classify, and disrupt hostile UAS—from single quadcopters to saturation swarms.
- RF detection arrays
- X-band C-UAS radar
- Directional jammers
- Gun/missile cue links
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Artillery systems
Guns, fire-control computers, and munition interfaces for mobile precision fires.
- Anvil 155 mm SPH
- Digital fire computers
- Survey / met packs
- Precision fuze adapters
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Optics & targeting
Stabilized sights, laser rangefinders, and hunter-killer commander viewers.
- Clarity EO/IR balls
- Commander panoramic sights
- Gunner thermals
- Laser pointers
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Comms & C2
Voice, mesh data, and shelter racks that keep echelons synchronized under jamming.
- LinkGrid radios
- MANET relays
- BMS gateways
- Command shelter fits
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Powertrains & driveline
Powerpacks, specialised motors, transmissions, and final drives for tanks and custom vehicles—sold as kits or full matched powertrains.
- Forge 1500 powerpacks
- Specialised traction motors
- Cross-drive transmissions
- Final drives & hybrid assist
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Special & protected vehicles
Armored vehicles for high-security users and specialised ambulances built for protected medical transport.
- Citadel high-security armor
- Lifeline armored ambulances
- Diplomatic / VIP packages
- Custom special-vehicle cells
Capability map
What we can build
If it rolls, flies, watches, or protects—Bastion can scope, prototype, and deliver it.
Platforms
- Vanguard MBT
- Pathfinder scout
- Stratos fighter
- Anvil SPH
Protected mobility
- Citadel high-security vehicles
- Lifeline armored ambulances
- VIP / diplomatic armor
- Custom special vehicles
Unmanned
- Horizon UAS
- Wasp VTOL
- Hive mothership truck
- Loitering kits
Sensors & C-UAS
- Sentinel AESA
- Clarity EO/IR
- NetGuard C-UAS
- Acoustic cueing
Powertrains & C4ISR
- Forge powerpacks
- Specialised motors
- Transmissions & final drives
- LinkGrid radios
Custom programs
If you can imagine it, we can engineer it.
Beyond catalog platforms, Bastion runs full-cycle custom programs— powertrains, high-security vehicles, specialised ambulances, and one-off mission designs from concept to sustainment.
- Mission definition Requirements capture, threat modeling, and system architecture.
- Rapid prototyping Digital twin, machining, and integration on compressed timelines.
- Field sustainment Training, spares, upgrades, and lifecycle support for deployed fleets.
Method
How we engineer
A disciplined build process that treats logistics, test data, and maintainability as design requirements from day one.
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Threat-driven requirements before metal is cut.
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Prototype, instrument, and test under realistic loads.
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Documented sustainment packages with every delivery.
Company
Founded 2019. Investor-owned.
Simon von Rothschild founded Bastion, sold it to investors in 2024, and remains CEO—running platforms, radars, artillery, and C-UAS for the board.
Contact
Request a capability brief
More detail helps us route the right engineering cell. Unclassified intake only on this form.
- Programs office reply within one business day
- NDA workflow available after first contact
- Custom and catalog requests use the same desk