Defense – Multimodal Data Fusion and Analytics Group

SWARMER

SWARMER Swarming Autonomy in non-peRMissive EnviRonments The SWARMER project aims to develop a new generation of autonomous unmanned aerial systems (UAS) designed to operate reliably in environments where satellite-based navigation systems like GNSS are unavailable or actively disrupted. As modern conflicts increasingly involve electronic warfare tactics such as jamming and spoofing, there is a critical need for drones that can navigate, coordinate, and complete missions without relying on GNSS signals. To meet this challenge, SWARMER will create a swarm of drones capable of robust, autonomous navigation through the integration of multiple onboard sensors and advanced data fusion technologies. These systems will enable drones to perform tasks such as reconnaissance and collaborative operations, adapting in real time to changing conditions on the ground. The project aligns with several of the European…

Crossmare

Crossmare ADVANCED CROSS-BORDER AND MULTI DOMAIN INTEROPERABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVED COLLABORATIVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR SECURE MARITIME BORDERS Maritime surveillance is crucial for achieving maritime situational awareness (MSA) and to effectively prevent, protect, and respond to critical security challenges (e.g., illicit commercial activities, irregular migration, pollution, terrorist attacks). CROSSMARE aims to overcome existing challenges in border and maritime surveillance by introducing a layered maritime surveillance network and an interoperability framework that integrates the space, air, surface, and underwater domains within a comprehensive monitoring picture, enhancing MSA and surveillance capabilities. To achieve this, a consortium of 17 big industries, SMEs, RTOs, and end-users a) utilize cutting-edge technologies in the context of maritime surveillance: High Altitude Platform Stations; Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems; High-Res SAR Sat imagery; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Autonomous Underwater & Unmanned…

VICTORIOUS

VICTORIOUS VICTORIOUS - Innovative Ai-Enhanced, Remotely Powered, Indirect Fire Observation System Utilizing Unmanned Vehicles Indirect fire support is a crucial component of modern military operations, primarily involving the use of artillery, mortars, rockets, and other indirect fire weapons to engage and neutralize enemy targets that are not within the direct line of sight of the firing unit. Unlike direct fire, where weapons are aimed directly at visible targets, indirect fire relies on the projection of projectiles on a trajectory that allows them to reach targets that may be beyond the observer's line of sight or hidden behind obstacles, such as hills, buildings, or forests. Indirect fire support is typically used to strike at distant or concealed enemy positions, fortifications, and areas of strategic importance, making it a fundamental element of…

ACTING

ACTING Advanced European platform and network of Cybersecurity training and exercises centres The ACTING project delivers an organized and coordinated approach to proactively improve efficiency of cyber defence training and exercises in the European Union, through effective and efficient multi-sector collaboration. The 28 Partners, from 13 MSs, will execute a 48-month work plan to develop, model, and demonstrate a network of advanced interconnected (federated) domain-oriented cyber ranges for training and exercises, incorporating sophisticated methods and techniques for simulation of users, analysis of the performance of the cyber operators, and scoring cyber security situational awareness, supported by leading-edge scenario development language. The ACTING project integrates study, design, prototyping, and testing activities in the domain of cyber security. In order to justify the capabilities of the proposed approach and resulting tools and…

CASSATA

CASSATA Covert and Advanced multi-modal Sensor Systems for tArget acquisiTion and reconnAisance Funded by the EU, the CASSATA project, with a consortium of 27 organizations from 9 countries, including defense groups, academic labs, research organizations, and SMEs, aims to advance covert sensing technologies for defense applications by developing and testing multi-modal sensor systems. The concept of CASSATA relies on exploiting (1) optronics, (2) acoustics/seismic sensing, (3) RF and radar systems, and (4) adaptive and collaborative sensing to enhance European armed forces’ target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities. CASSATA will implement innovative technologies to improve the covertness of optronic sensors as well as their capabilities of detection, tracking, classification and identification. Both acoustic and seismic sensors will provide a wide area surveillance system which ensures the long-range detection and classification of targets…

TeChBioT

TeChBioT Surveillance and Reconnaissance Techniques for Chemical & Biological Threats Threats associated with chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) hazards include natural disasters, accidental incidents during the installation or transportation of hazardous materials, as well as intentional incidents, such as terrorist attacks or state-sponsored events. Over the past decade, CBRN threats that originate deliberately have persisted or even increased. However, the COVID-19 pandemic is the event that has generated the most attention regarding the social, political, and economic consequences of CBRN crises in general, as well as biological/ health emergencies and civil protection mechanisms. Important gaps and weaknesses remain in rapid detection, identification, and monitoring of low-volatile chemical warfare agents (CWAs) and non-volatile biological warfare agents (BWAs), mainly in complex natural environments. Gas chromatography combined with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or…

FaRADAI

FaRADAI Frugal and Robust AI for Defence Advanced Intelligence An important crosscutting need for Artificial Intelligence is to create technologies for trustworthy autonomous and frugal learning, i.e. the ability of a system to adapt and learn from its environment, including from user supervision, for a reasonable cost and without intervention from expert developers nor regression. Such technologies can be highly disruptive and have high impacts for many capabilities, especially when the information to manage is highly variable or unpredictable and high adaptability is needed. These technologies can also alleviate the current need to provide data to the system developers to get improvements depending on such data, which can be critical when the data is confidential, and is thus critical for defence. They can more generally enhance technological independence. Selected actions…