Roke has been selected by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) to join the UK’s Tactical Communication Systems Framework (RM6393), a key procurement route shaping the future of mission-critical communications across defence and national security.
As a primary route to market for tactical C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers & Intelligence) capability, RM6393 establishes a long-term, competitive environment for acquiring secure, resilient communications systems, where success depends on delivering integrated capability at pace.
Roke has been appointed across all three framework lots – one of just 37 suppliers, out of more than 100 successful bidders, to achieve full coverage across services, systems and components. This reflects Roke’s role as a technology integrator, bringing together the full stack of tactical communications capability into secure, interoperable and mission-ready solutions.
A PLATFORM FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF DEFENCE CAPABILITY
Modern operations rely on connecting people, platforms and data in real time, often in highly complex and contested environments.
Designed to support this, the framework brings together advanced communication systems, software and integration services, enabling the authority to draw upon a diverse supply chain, providing optionality and access to innovative solutions as capability evolves. This approach enables Defence to evolve continuously, placing greater emphasis on integrating technologies into operational capability.
ACTING AS A TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATOR ACROSS THE FULL STACK
Roke has been appointed across all three framework lots: services, systems and components:
- Services – architecture, integration and sustainment
- Systems – deployable, end-to-end solutions
- Components – specialist hardware and software
This full-lot appointment reflects Roke’s role as a technology integrator – able to bring together components, systems and services into coherent, mission-ready capability.
ENABLING OPEN, SECURE AND SOVEREIGN CAPABILITY
Roke’s approach supports the shift toward more modular and software-driven defence architectures, enabling:
- Open, adaptable systems that can evolve over time
- Interoperability across platforms and partners
- Secure, sovereign capability built on trusted foundations
This allows Defence to adopt new technologies faster while maintaining control, resilience and assurance
FROM FRAMEWORK SELECTION TO MISSION IMPACT
Selection onto RM6393 establishes Roke as an approved supplier for future programmes, with work awarded through ongoing competition.
Success depends on understanding user needs and delivering integrated solutions at pace, making the framework a long-term campaign environment for capability delivery.
“This framework reflects the growing importance of integrating complex technologies into operational capability at pace. Our role as a technology integrator is to bring together components, systems and services into secure, mission-ready solutions, helping Defence turn innovation into real-world advantage.”
Marc Overton
Managing Director, Roke
LOOKING AHEAD
As the UK modernises its defence communications infrastructure, the challenge is not just access to technology, but the ability to integrate it into secure, adaptable and mission-ready systems.
Roke’s selection onto RM6393 provides a platform to support Defence in meeting that challenge, connecting innovation to operational impact.
FIND OUT MORE
If you’re exploring how to deliver secure, integrated tactical communications capability, we’d welcome the opportunity to collaborate.
As a technology integrator, Roke partners with Defence organisations to connect people, platforms and data, bringing together best-of-breed technologies into systems that can be deployed, scaled and sustained effectively.
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FURTHER INSIGHT
For further insight into how Defence is evolving its approach to capability delivery, see Andy Bell’s perspective on delivering defence capability at the pace of relevance.
