Adarga
Adarga builds AI-powered intelligence-analysis and decision-support software — anchored by its Vantage platform — for defence, national security, and commercial clients.
Background
Adarga was founded in London in 2016 by Rob Bassett Cross, a former British Army officer who serves as CEO.
The company emerged from a conviction that defence and national-security analysts were drowning in data and needed AI to surface actionable insight at speed.
Its core product is Vantage, an AI-driven intelligence platform that ingests millions of open-source and internal documents across 75-plus languages, then extracts, contextualises, and connects information for analysts, planners, and commanders.
The broader suite includes a Knowledge Platform for enterprise AI analytics and an AI Innovation Services offering for bespoke capability development.
Adarga sells directly into defence and national-security procurement channels, supported by strategic partnerships with QinetiQ and KBR. Its 2024 acquisition of U.S.
risk-intelligence firm J2X Solutions extended its footprint into the American market. Headcount sits in the 51–200 employee band per LinkedIn, consistent with a scaling Series-B-stage software firm.