Name

Sovereign Capability Group

Legal name

Sovereign Capability Group Pty Ltd

Website

https://sovereigncapabilitygroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Defence Systems Integration

NAICS

National Security (928110), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

Naval C4ISR & Secure Communications Systems (IMAJABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control System (ICS) & SCADA Security (HDADAJAA), SCADA/ICS Security (DCS/PLC/RTU) & Secure Remote Access (EUADANAB), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) & SSE (HDADABAB), SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

Keywords

• Defence systems integration
• Maritime communications
• Nuclear supply chain
• Cleared workforce deployment
• Cyber security services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kingston (Canberra)

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Defence Systems Integration and Sustainment: SCG delivers integrated technologies, systems, and skilled people across maritime, land, and digital domains to Defence and government clients. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, system design and build, and long-term sustainment services. SCG is projected to reach close to $100 million in revenue in the current financial year.
2. Specialist Workforce Solutions: The Network division deploys security-cleared specialist IT talent to Defence and industry clients, operating as a recruitment and workforce deployment service with a virtual bench of AGSVA-cleared professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sovereign Capability Group is an Australian-owned defence and national security solutions provider that delivers integrated technologies, systems, and skilled people across maritime, land, and digital domains. Through its subsidiaries Electrotech Australia, UBH Group, and The Network, SCG provides maritime communications and navigation, mission-critical engineering and secure AI/automation, nuclear supply chain services, cyber and ICT solutions, and security-cleared specialist IT workforce deployment to Defence, government, and critical infrastructure clients.

Product overview

Sovereign Capability Group (SCG) is an Australian-owned parent company delivering integrated technologies, systems, and skilled people across Australia's maritime, land, and digital domains. The group operates as a platform of three specialist divisions — Electrotech Australia (maritime communications and navigation), UBH (mission-critical engineering, secure AI/automation, and nuclear supply chain services), and The Network (security-cleared specialist IT workforce deployment) — plus Insitec (secure ICT and mission networks, integrated into UBH in February 2026). The divisions share common purpose and integrated delivery, combining maritime systems, mission/cyber/ICT systems, and sovereign workforce solutions under a single sovereign banner.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrotech Australia Australian specialist delivery of maritime communications, navigation, and digital control systems with 35+ years of mission-critical solutions across Defence, law enforcement, shipbuilding, and commercial maritime sectors, supported by 24/7 nationwide sustainment.
• UBH Group Mission-critical custom engineering and technology solutions, secure AI and automation, and nuclear supply chain services (training, auditing, consulting) for Australia's defence and national security sectors, including integration of former Insitec's secure ICT and systems integration capabilities.
• The Network Deployment of security-cleared specialist IT talent across Defence, government, and critical industries, connecting sovereign skills to missions through talent sourcing, workforce deployment, capability scaling via a virtual bench of AGSVA-cleared professionals, and sovereign workforce development.

Quantifiable outcome

• SCG projected to achieve close to $100 million in revenue in the financial year following its formation.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WhiteFox Defense TechnologiescoreTechnology or Integration · 25 November 2025SCG and WhiteFox Defense Technologies formed a strategic partnership to advance Australia's sovereign counter-drone (C-UAS) capability. SCG integrates, delivers, and sustains WhiteFox's soft-kill C-UAS technologies — including detection, identification, tracking, and operator geolocation — within Australia, providing local sustainment, workforce development, and sovereign integration pathways. The partnership supports Defence, national security agencies, and critical infrastructure operators.
• UBH GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025SCG announced the acquisition of UBH Group, a Brisbane-headquartered provider of advanced mission systems, engineering, and defence solutions. Subject to completion of remaining Conditions Precedent, UBH will join SCG at the end of 2025. UBH brings domain expertise in mission engineering, cybersecurity, training design, software development, and nuclear supply chain services. Brigadier (Ret) Professor Ian Langford, UBH's current Chair, will join SCG's Strategic Advisory Board.
• Ian Langford (Strategic Advisory Board)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2025Brigadier (Ret) Professor Ian Langford, DSC and Bars, UBH's current Chair, has agreed to join SCG's Strategic Advisory Board upon the acquisition's completion. Ian is recognised as one of Australia's preeminent Defence thinkers and will lend insights to the broader SCG mission.
• WärtsiläcoreTechnology or Integration · 29 October 2025Electrotech, part of SCG, renewed and strengthened its long-standing distributor agreement with Wärtsilä, marking over 20 years of collaboration and 35 years of maritime excellence. The partnership covers Vessel Traffic Systems (VTS), simulation solutions, and advanced systems integration for Australian maritime clients including Shell Crux and Inpex. Wärtsilä provides global technology leadership while Electrotech delivers deep local expertise and lifecycle support.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Saab Australia: Saab Australia provides naval combat, C4I and training systems to the ADF and wider Five Eyes market. It is a broader incumbent competitor with strong overlap to SCG's maritime C4ISR and mission systems work, while operating at substantially larger scale.
• BAE Systems Australia: BAE Systems Australia is a top-tier defence prime supplying naval, aerospace and electronic systems to the ADF, including Hunter-class and sustainment work. It is a broader incumbent competing for the same programs SCG supports, particularly maritime sustainment, but at far greater scale.
• Thales Australia: Thales Australia is a major defence prime delivering combat systems, sonar, communications and integration across maritime, land and air domains. It is comparable to SCG as a much larger incumbent operating across many of the same capability lines (maritime comms, mission systems, integration) and competing for overlapping ADF programs.
• Hanwha Defence Australia: Hanwha Defence Australia builds armoured vehicles and supply chain capability through its REDSPICE-aligned programs. It is a regional incumbent competitor adjacent to SCG's land and mission-systems work, and is also a former employer of SCG's Chief Growth Officer.
• Lockheed Martin Australia: Lockheed Martin Australia is a major defence prime delivering F-35 sustainment, maritime systems, and integrated air and missile defence. It is a broader incumbent competing for the same sovereign-defence and sustainment contracts that anchor SCG's revenue base.
• Elbit Systems of Australia: Elbit Systems of Australia delivers C4I, electronic warfare, UAS and command systems to the ADF and Five Eyes customers. It is comparable to SCG as a broader incumbent overlapping on cyber, EW-adjacent, and mission systems integration work for Australian Defence.
• Northrop Grumman Australia: Northrop Grumman Australia delivers C4ISR, autonomous systems, and sustainment services across multiple ADF programs. It is comparable to SCG as a larger incumbent in defence integration, autonomous systems, and mission-critical engineering, and is a previous employer of SCG's Chief Growth Officer.

Direct peers

• DroneShield: DroneShield is an Australian-listed counter-drone specialist whose soft-kill C-UAS technology is the platform SCG integrates and sustains under its WhiteFox partnership. Both companies sell into the same Australian Defence and critical-infrastructure buyer pool, making DroneShield the most direct product-overlap peer to SCG's C-UAS vertical.
• Electro Optic Systems (EOS): EOS is an ASX-listed Australian defence prime that builds sensors, weapon systems, and C2 platforms sold to the ADF and allies. It is comparable to SCG as a mid-sized Australian defence systems integrator with sovereign manufacturing, multi-domain exposure, and allied export ambitions.
• Codan Limited: Codan's tactical communications division makes high-frequency and mesh radio systems used by militaries and first responders globally. It is comparable to SCG's Electrotech division as an Australian-listed sovereign supplier of mission-critical communications equipment to Defence, with similar maritime and export-mission experience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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