Services

From commercial capability to defence-ready organization.

Our service model follows a logical path: assess the opportunity, build a comprehensive plan, then execute that plan with ongoing advisory support. The Commercialization Roadmap is the anchor — every step before and after it connects to it.

How We Work

The Path to Your First Defence Contract

Our service model follows a logical path: assess the opportunity, build a comprehensive plan, then execute that plan with ongoing advisory support.

The Commercialization Roadmap is the anchor. It gives every subsequent step a mandate, makes progress measurable, and ensures your engagement is grounded in a defined strategy rather than open-ended advice.

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Defence Readiness Snapshot

A rapid 5-day assessment of your company's defence applicability.

After five days, you have a clear, expert-validated view of whether and how defence market entry makes sense — before committing time or money.
2

Defence Applicability Assessment

A structured evaluation of your capabilities against current and emerging defence requirements.

You walk away with a gap analysis, realistic application areas, and a prioritized adaptation pathway.
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Defence Commercialization Roadmap

The comprehensive, client-specific plan for entering and succeeding in the defence sector.

A complete, written strategy: capability positioning, procurement pathways, stakeholder map, compliance requirements, funding plan, and a phased 12–36 month execution plan with milestones.
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Strategic Execution Support

The ongoing advisory relationship that executes your Roadmap.

Monthly engagement covering milestone tracking, stakeholder management, opportunity identification, and course corrections — so the strategy stays live and moves forward.
5

Supporting Services

Bid development support, defence funding navigation, programme and project delivery, staffing and talent advisory, and partnership structuring.

Activated as your engagement matures — each service tied to a specific milestone or need in your Roadmap execution.
Who We Work With

Built for established commercial businesses with unrealized defence potential.

Established Commercial Businesses
You have an existing, revenue-generating business with proven products, services, or operational capability — and you have demonstrated that capability works in a commercial context.
Technical Depth
Your company has strong capability in engineering, software, AI, analytics, manufacturing, sensing, logistics, cybersecurity, simulation, or systems integration.
Seeing the Defence Opportunity
You see the potential for your capability in the defence sector, but the procurement landscape, stakeholder environment, and institutional requirements are unfamiliar territory.
A Product or Service That Could Work in Defence
Your capabilities could realistically be applied to defence use with the right positioning, translation, and strategic support.
Founder or Executive Led
Your company is founder-led or technically led, and you are looking for a trusted partner to help navigate the defence sector — not a large firm that will add overhead and hand you a report.
SME Scale
Typically 5–150 employees — small and medium enterprises with commercial capability but without a dedicated defence business development function.

If this sounds like your company, the Defence Readiness Snapshot is the right starting point.

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Entry Point

The Defence Readiness Snapshot

Not sure if your company is ready for defence — or whether defence is the right move at all? That's exactly what the Defence Readiness Snapshot is for. A structured expert assessment of your company's defence applicability, delivered within 5 business days.

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01
Capability Summary

A clear, defence-relevant restatement of what your company does, in language that resonates with military buyers.

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Defence Applicability Rating

Assessment across four dimensions: technical fit, procurement accessibility, organizational readiness, and competitive differentiation.

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Top 2–3 Realistic Opportunities

Specific programs, vehicles, or customer types most likely to be accessible given your current position.

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The Critical Gap

The single most important thing standing between your company and defence market entry. Named directly, so you can act on it.

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Recommended Next Step

A specific, actionable recommendation — which may or may not involve Martello Advisory. The Snapshot is designed to be genuinely useful regardless.

Ready to Start?

The Roadmap is the right next step for most clients.

A comprehensive, client-specific plan for entering and succeeding in the Canadian defence sector — built before any ongoing engagement begins.

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