Abu Dhabi's VentureOne Brings Secure Autonomy Tech to Europe

UAE's VentureOne partners with Unikie and Solita to deploy secure autonomy solutions like Saluki and GNSS-Less in Finland and northern Europe, marking its first European expansion.

Abu Dhabi-based VentureOne, the venture builder arm of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has announced its first European expansion. The company has signed agreements with Finland’s Unikie and Solita to integrate its UAE-made secure autonomy technologies into public safety, security, and infrastructure projects across Finland and northern Europe.

These partnerships, formalised during a recent Finland state visit to the UAE in January 2026, aim to strengthen critical systems in the region with technology developed in the Emirates.

UAE Deep Tech for European Infrastructure

Unikie, a global software engineering firm, and Solita, a European AI and data transformation company, will add several of VentureOne’s secure flight technologies to their offerings. These include Saluki, a high-security flight control and mission computing solution, and a mesh networking system for secure communications and mission orchestration.

The companies will also explore applications for VentureOne’s GNSS-Less, a navigation solution that operates without needing traditional GPS signals. This initiative highlights the UAE's push to export its advanced technological capabilities to international markets.

The Secure Autonomy Solutions

The technologies being deployed were developed by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), ATRC’s applied tech research arm. They are designed to support secure, resilient, and autonomous operations in drones and other vehicles, particularly in challenging environments.

Saluki: Secure Flight Control

Saluki provides a Zero Trust architecture for autonomous systems, supporting artificial intelligence (AI) and multi-vehicle operations. This system aims to enable safeguarded commercial flights, ensure mission-critical reliability, and offer hardened control logic for drone missions, addressing potential vulnerabilities in advanced aerial operations.

Mesh Networking: Tamper-Proof Communications

The mesh networking system extends the operational range for human-machine collaboration. It facilitates secure, tamper-proof communications between individual drones and between drones and human operators. This system is crucial for effective mission orchestration, ensuring that commands and data transmissions remain protected from interference.

GNSS-Less offers a vision-based alternative to satellite navigation. Traditional GPS systems can be susceptible to jamming and spoofing, which can compromise navigation and tracking accuracy. VentureOne’s GNSS-Less solution prevents such interference, significantly boosting flight safety and security, especially in scenarios where GPS signals might be unavailable or unreliable.

What This Means for the UAE

Chris Walton, Senior Director at VentureOne, stated that the company's goal is to deploy UAE-made deep tech to drive positive change globally. He noted that Unikie and Solita bring expertise in integrating smart technology and autonomy into critical infrastructure, making them suitable partners for this European deployment.

This expansion builds on a previous partnership between Business Finland and ATRC, which was established to accelerate R&D exchange, co-develop new solutions, and strengthen innovation within both ecosystems. The move positions the UAE as a growing source of advanced secure technologies for global deployment, moving beyond local application to international impact.