Turning innovation into defence-ready solutions.

We support innovative businesses to engage confidently with defence. With over 26 years of frontline and procurement experience, we help you shape your product, strategy and support systems to meet the expectations of defence customers.
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About TICQ

Military insight. Commercial advantage. Defence-ready.

TICQ is a consultancy built to help startups and small to medium enterprises transform ideas into viable solutions for defence. We understand what the military actually needs, and how to help you deliver it.

With deep operational knowledge and procurement expertise, we guide non-traditional suppliers through defence engagement, innovation funding routes and capability delivery. Whether you’re looking to break into the defence sector or optimise how you operate, we help you navigate the landscape and move faster with confidence.

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We work closely with your leadership, fully embedded in your teams, to build support systems, challenge inefficiencies, and strengthen the commercial readiness of your offer. We bring military focus, energy and a no-nonsense approach to help you win work and deliver value—both inside and outside the defence sector.

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  • Helping startups and SMEs enter the defence supply chain
  • Transforming ideas into operational capability
  • Bridging innovation with military standards
  • Guiding you through defence procurement
About Dan

26 years of military innovation leadership

Daniel Weil, Managing Director of TICQ, spent over two decades in the Royal Navy in operational engineering, international relations, capability management, and defence innovation. He now works alongside startups, accelerators and SMEs to help them succeed in high-performance, high-expectation environments.

Dan brings practical insight from defence acquisition, front-line delivery and change management. His mission is to help the next generation of innovators shape and deliver solutions that truly work for defence, for users, and for the world beyond.
Dan Weil in front of an aircraft

Defence Readiness

We turn your ideas into military-ready solutions. That means shaping your product, your processes, and your support systems to meet the standards of defence buyers, so you’re ready before they even start looking.

Innovation Challenge

We help you question how things have always been done. Whether it’s developing a quality system or changing your approach to delivery, we embed practical innovation without overwhelming your team.