Announcements, developments and insights from across the ABBS family of companies — recorded as they happen.
09 Oct 2026
Company News
Martyn’s Law (The Terrorism, Protection of Premises Act 2025) is coming. For premises where it is reasonable to expect 200 or more people to be present, the person or organisation controlling the pre…
Read entry →01 Aug 2026
Technology
August will see the launch of Research & Development programmes designed to improve the performance of the Chameleon Counter-UAS launcher. The 6 month programmes will look at reducing the weight of t…
Read entry →01 Mar 2026
Company News
ABBS has announced a strategic focus on Counter-UAS development for the homeland security market. Our first product is our patent-pending Chameleon launcher which can be attached to a drone and used…
Read entry →04 Feb 2026
Company News
ABBS has lodged a patent for its Chameleon Counter-UAS Launcher. This technology is designed to be mounted to an Interceptor drone and deploy a system of tethered weighted strands to capture an incom…
Read entry →26 Jan 2024
Company News
ABBS have filed a patent for the MIRAGE minefield clearance unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). This UGV is designed to make minefield clearance safer and cheaper for civilian minefield clearance operatio…
Read entry →23 Dec 2022
Company News
ANNS has joined forces with leading experts in the field of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) to investigate the various causes of TBI inside armored vehicles subject to a mine blast, even where the armou…
Read entry →30 Aug 2021
Technology
ABBS have issued a response to the US Rapid Reaction Technology Office’s (RRTO) RFI relating to Thunderstorm for Contested Logistics. This outlines how the Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited…
Read entry →19 Aug 2021
Technology
ABBS have issued a response to the US Rapid Reaction Technology Office's (RRTO) RFI relating to Thunderstorm for Contested Logistics. This outlines how the Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited…
Read entry →01 Aug 2021
Technology
ABBS have issued a response to the US Rapid Reaction Technology Office’s (RRTO) RFI relating to Thunderstorm for Contested Logistics. This outlines how the Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited…
Read entry →27 Jul 2021
Technology
ABBS have issued a response to the US Rapid Reaction Technology Office’s (RRTO) RFI relating to Thunderstorm for Contested Logistics. This outlines how the Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited…
Read entry →23 May 2021
Partnerships
ABBS have an agreement with a world-leading Israeli supplier of energy-absorbing seats for armoured vehicles and offshore racing power boats. Following our approach to them, they are now developing s…
Read entry →23 Mar 2021
Technology
Emergency Descent Arrest Systems (also known as Ballistic Parachute Recovery Systems) are an essential element when it comes to aircraft safety. In the event of an emergency, such as a bird strike or…
Read entry →12 Feb 2021
Company News
Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft have always been seen as an ideal for military applications - they do not require a specialist runway and use less physical space and infrastructure to g…
Read entry →29 Jan 2021
Company News
As the eVTOL aircraft industry moves forwards towards offering commercial air-taxi services and first responder services, there is a growing need to define how these aircraft will be safe for use wit…
Read entry →13 Jan 2021
Company News
In 2020, Roger Sloman, the CEO of Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited and Active Safety System Technologies Inc. was interviewed by Forces TV about the ABBS approach to vehicle protection. The…
Read entry →23 Dec 2020
Company News
Advanced Blast & Ballistic Systems Limited is presently tasked by Working Group 112 (Vertical Take Off and Landing, VTOL), Working Group 3 (Safety) of EUROCAE (European Organisation for Civil Aviatio…
Read entry →14 Jun 2019
Technology
Active VTOL Crash Prevention (AVCP) delivered a Technical Paper on its Zero-Zero Safety System for eVTOL’s at the VFS Forum75 Conference in Philadelphia. Please click on the links below to download t…
Read entry →19 Oct 2018
Company News
AVCP has lodged a patent for its technology to provide an emergency descent system for electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. This technology can help to safeguard occupants of an e…
Read entry →20 Aug 2018
Company News
ABBS has lodged a patent for an innovative Active Floor System (VAFS). Triggered by our system for detecting an explosion below a vehicle, the VAFS system removes the risk of shock transmission throu…
Read entry →03 May 2018
Technology
Active VTOL Crash Prevention Limited (AVCP) has now demonstrated how its rapid-opening parachute system could be used to help protect passengers and crew in the emerging electric Vertical Take-Off an…
Read entry →01 Jun 2016
Company News
A multi-year CRADA has now been signed by ABBS with TARDEC to evaluate the ABBS Active Mine Protection System (AMPS™) technology.
Read entry →11 Mar 2015
Technology
Recent final system testing at Radnor Range in Wales has demonstrated clearly that the complete autonomous Vehicle Global Acceleration Mitigation (VGAM) system is fully effective in eliminating vehic…
Read entry →30 Jan 2015
Company News
ABBS has lodged a patent for its technology to detect an explosion below a vehicle (patent number EP3071923). This technology is used to detect a mine blast / IED underneath a vehicle, and can then b…
Read entry →15 Jan 2014
Company News
ARMS has lodged a patent for its Linear Rocket Motor technology. This technology is triggered when a mine blast / IED is sensed underneath a vehicle, and uses fast acting rocket motors to push the ve…
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