Advent Atum Confirms Role in LAND 156 Initial Phase

Sydney, 24 July 2025 – Advent Atum, the Australian-Ukrainian advanced-technology firm, today responded to the Department of Defence’s announcement of initial contracts under Project LAND 156, confirming its role in delivering the Sugar V passive drone detection system.

The Sugar V was co-developed by Advent Atum, Gnizdo, and Drone Spices, with Advent Atum leading the Australianisation process to adapt the combat-proven system for use by the Australian Defence Force. This collaboration brought together frontline experience from Ukraine with Australian engineering to deliver a battle-proven, massively scalable, affordable, and networked drone detector tailored to the Australian soldier.

Advent Atum and its partners believe firmly that every soldier deserves access to these tools on the battlefield, not just the fortunate few equipped with exquisite, expensive systems. The Sugar V represents a shift in philosophy: small, smart, and many at play.

The system builds on the success of earlier models, with more than 50,000 predecessor versions already sold and deployed in operational theatres worldwide, with majority of those Ukraine. At just 250 grams, Sugar V is a lightweight, soldier-portable detector capable of identifying signals from hostile drones including Orlan, Zala, Eleron, Supercam, and Lancet, as well as civilian drones such as Mavic models (Militarnyi).

By fielding Sugar V under LAND 156, the ADF gains access to a combat-validated, affordable detection system already proven in Ukraine, now integrated into the broader Australian counter-UAS ecosystem.

Defence media highlighted the inclusion of Sugar V in the LAND 156 contracts, noting its frontline validation and unique portability (Australian Defence Magazine, Asian Military Review).

The Commonwealth awarded A$16.9 million in initial contracts to 11 vendors, including five Australian companies, as part of the LAND 156 Phase 2 acquisitions (Minister for Defence Industry).

Other vendors included DroneShield, which secured approximately A$5 million for its Drone Gun Mark IV and RF Patrol systems (DroneShield).

Project LAND 156, launched in early 2025, comprises three phases: selecting a prime systems integrator; acquiring UAS and counter-UAS technologies; and delivering software-as-a-service solutions. This tranche of contracts corresponded to the second phase of the program.