OpenWorks Engineering

OpenWorks Engineering is a United Kingdom company, based in Northumberland in North East England, that makes optical sensors and related systems for counter-UAS, air defence and surveillance. Its website says it was founded over a decade ago in the North East defence hub, started in the back room of a rented office, and has since grown into a provider of AI-powered autonomous vision systems alongside its original drone capture products.

Products

• SkyWall Patrol, a handheld system that lets a mobile operator physically capture a drone with a smart projectile
• SkyWall net capture systems, which the company says have been deployed around the world since 2016 and as part of layered counter-drone systems protecting heads of state
• Vision systems that detect, track, identify and target aerial threats at long range, packaged as modular and interchangeable payloads
• Dynamic positioners and electro-optical and infrared units, with artificial intelligence modules built into the cameras
• A common interface for integrating third-party detectors, classifiers, interceptors and effectors, with sensor fusion including radar

Mission

The company states that it aims to help protect the territory and airspace of NATO countries and their allies, and supports ground based air defence, short range air defence and dynamic threat defeat. It describes work on target tracking and classification for static, mobile and uncrewed applications, enhanced stabilisation for on-the-move target acquisition, and rapidly deployed covert surveillance.

Growth

On 22 September 2026 OpenWorks announced a United States subsidiary and regional headquarters, while saying it will remain headquartered in North East England. The site also reports new leadership appointments, including a chief technology officer and a chief people and brand officer.

Events

OpenWorks Engineering is listed as an exhibitor at DSEI UK 2027, Euronaval 2026 and MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition 2027.

Contact

OpenWorks Engineering is listed under Drone Services, Aviation Security and is based in United Kingdom.
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