Ecliptic Defence and Space in Cyprus is in search for partners to work on TOPIC ID: EDF-2024-DA-GROUND-BLOS

RF & MICROWAVE technologies are the core expertise for Ecliptic Defence and Space in Cyprus, for application in the space & defence sectors. Ecliptic’s engineers have decades of research & industrial expertise and possess the entire skillset required to take projects from the initial requirements and design phase, all the way to manufacture and qualification. Ecliptic’s technologies and products find typical application in Electronic Warfare, Radar and Data Link systems (www.ecliptic-ds.com).

Beyond the line-of-sight close combat

TOPIC ID: EDF-2024-DA-GROUND-BLOS

Topic description

Objective:

The performance of land combat systems has proved decisive in recent conflicts, since the availability of mobile (tactical and strategical mobility) precision systems able to provide the necessary high degree of accuracy, efficiency and reactivity, are becoming increasingly important to avoid widespread collateral damage and reduce exposure of friendly forces. In particular, it is essential for Member States’ armed forces to provide combat units with increased engagement capabilities without being spotted and with a high level of success and survivability.

Specific objective

Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) engagement is the capability of firing at a target not directly seen by the effector, based on information given by a remote sensor. The Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS) capability offers tactical advantages, as mobile units acquire an increased engagement capability with higher kill probability and without being spotted by the adversary.

To succeed in a BLOS-firing mission, reconnaissance, intelligence, and adequate preparations is likely essential. A technical system design (i.e., incorporating command and control, mobility, survivability, lethality, intelligence and endurance) for BLOS must be versatile against future alterations pending an evolving hostile threat. A BLOS system design therefore needs to be future-proof regarding robustness and security to motivate investments in resources and funds for the anticipated period of life.

In this context, some requirements are becoming increasingly important: provide the land and coastal combat units with an increased engagement capability and with a very high degree of success and survivability; discriminate between threats that are not always clearly identified and visible before firing; defeat targets that may mask or unmask at the last moment; avoid widespread collateral damage; providing conditions for a high level of survivability by low exposure as well as reachability with precision strikes over an area.

Please, visit the following page to get more information regarding this call: https://www.developmentaid.org/grants/view/1283273/beyond-the-line-of-sight-close-combat?useNavigation=true