YAVA | Year in Review 2025
- harrygeisler2
- 5 days ago
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From Strategy to Execution
2025 marked a year of sustained delivery and international engagement for YAVA.
Across the past twelve months, the company moved decisively from planning and positioning towards operational execution, working directly with governments, public institutions, defence stakeholders and infrastructure operators across the United Kingdom, India, the Middle East and Africa.
Throughout the year, YAVA operated in environments where resilience, security and execution are not abstract concepts, but operational requirements. Engagements were characterised by early access to decision-makers, practical assessment of on-the-ground conditions, and delivery in complex, high-risk and resource-constrained settings.
International Engagement and Institutional Support
In the first half of the year, YAVA supported the Legal Rights Council of India during an official programme in the United Arab Emirates. This work focused on international expansion, regional engagement and institutional positioning across the Middle East and Europe, reflecting a growing demand for structured advisory support among public-interest institutions operating beyond their domestic markets.
YAVA also participated in defence and security discussions at the London Defence Conference 2025, hosted by King’s College London. Engagements centred on industrial resilience, dual-use technology and the increasing convergence of civilian infrastructure and defence capability.
Field Operations and Regional Delivery
Operational delivery followed closely behind policy engagement. In South Sudan, YAVA undertook on-the-ground deployments alongside the South Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, supported by the Embassy of India to South Sudan. The work focused on early-stage diagnostics across the airport ecosystem, forming the foundation for future system design and phased deployment.
In Kenya, YAVA conducted senior-level engagements in Nairobi with government, parliamentary and infrastructure stakeholders, including the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, Kenya Ports Authority, and energy operators such as Hass Petroleum Group. Discussions spanned aviation, ports, energy security and technology-driven infrastructure resilience, positioning Kenya as a gateway market for East Africa’s next phase of growth.
Thought Leadership and Global Discourse
Alongside operational work, YAVA contributed to international policy and security discourse through published analysis in The Strategist (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) and Global Security Review. These contributions examined the role of SMEs in national resilience and the growing importance of dual-use technologies in modern security environments.
YAVA also remained active across the global aviation and defence ecosystem, including participation in the NAVEX Air Rally 2025 and the Dubai Airshow 2025, engaging with partners from government, aerospace and industry, including the British Embassy UAE.
Looking Ahead
Across all engagements, YAVA’s focus remained consistent: supporting governments and operators with technology-led solutions designed for environments where reliability, discretion and execution matter most.
The YAVA 2025 End of Year Review captures this transition from strategy to delivery and sets the foundation for continued expansion across secure digital platforms, aviation systems, energy infrastructure and integrated civil-defence environments.
The full review is now available.