Nexus C2
Dutch military command-and-control software platform being integrated with the Intelic BASE drone procurement marketplace.
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Timeline for Nexus C2
European drone funding sprint in May
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Drones: Industry & Defence- What is Nexus C2 drone software?
- Nexus C2 is a Dutch open-architecture command-and-control software for managing multiple drone types on a shared operational picture. The Netherlands MoD finalised its integration with the Intelic BASE drone marketplace in May 2026, creating a European alternative to closed US C2 systems like Anduril's Lattice.Source: Lowdown drones-industry-defence Update 10
- Why is the Netherlands using Nexus C2 instead of an American drone system?
- Nexus C2's open architecture integrates with NATO-standard data links and existing national systems without requiring a US platform dependency. For the Netherlands, it provides a sovereign European C2 option that smaller Baltic NATO members can also adopt.Source: Lowdown drones-industry-defence Update 10
Background
Nexus C2 is an open-architecture command-and-control software platform developed in the Netherlands for managing multiple unmanned systems across a shared operational picture. In May 2026, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence finalised integration of Nexus C2 with the Intelic BASE Dutch drone marketplace, creating a procurement-to-operation pipeline for European militaries. The platform is designed to aggregate data from diverse drone types and sensors into a unified command interface — a capability that addresses one of the critical operational gaps exposed in Baltic C-UAS exercises where different national systems cannot interoperate.
Nexus C2's significance is its open-architecture approach: unlike closed US systems such as Anduril's Lattice, Nexus C2 is built to integrate with NATO-standard data links and existing national command systems without requiring a platform-specific lock-in. The Netherlands MoD's adoption provides a European sovereign C2 reference architecture that smaller Baltic nations can adopt without the political and commercial constraints of US platform dependency.