04/05/2026 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 4 May, European defence technology company Intelic announced the launch of Intelic BASE, a new procurement platform that connects manufacturers of drones and unmanned systems from nine European countries - France, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Portugal, Latvia, Luxembourg, Lithuania and Czechia - to give governments direct visibility of the interoperable capabilities available within the European defence industrial base. This platform is the first of its kind in Europe and is inspired by the procurement models emerging in Ukraine, according to the Intelic press release. The platform is integrated with Nexus, a common command-and-control software layer that enables unmanned systems from different manufacturers to work together in the same mission environment. Nexus has been deployed in operational conditions in Ukraine since 2025. (CG)