Canberra Dynamics has formally joined the Lawful by Design initiative, led by Article 36 Legal, reinforcing our commitment to delivering materiel that complies with the Geneva Conventions and the broader principles of international humanitarian law.

This decision reflects our belief that sovereign capability must be matched by ethical discipline, legal responsibility, and technical reliability. By aligning our engineering and development practices with established humanitarian law principles, we aim to ensure that the systems we deliver can be employed effectively without causing disproportionate danger or damage relative to the military objectives they support.

Modern electronic warfare carries serious risks. Canberra Dynamics designs systems with extreme precision to help ensure civilian objects or infrastructure, and medical units or services, are not disrupted. When lives are on the line, precision is fundamental to lawful and effective operations.

We also lead the way in the verification and validation of artificial intelligence capabilities. Where our systems employ AI, we demand verifiable reliability—we do not accept black-box autonomy, unvalidated behaviours, or guesswork in critical systems.

“Our systems are engineered for real-world operational environments, ensuring that precision, control, and legal compliance are built in from the start,” said Founding Director, Rhys Kissell, “when lives are on the line, 99.99% reliability is not enough.”

The profession of arms is grounded in the ethical, disciplined application of force under lawful authority. In order to align our engineering efforts with this ethical framework, we are proud to join the Lawful By Design initiative, and in doing so, commit to designing our systems to intentionally reflect the principles which support the protection and wellbeing of civilians, and the enactment of lawful operations.