We are in search for partners to work on EDF-2024-RA-SENS-ART

OSM is highly experienced in EC project coordination and reporting. We excel in R&D/technology development, testing and validation activities for maritime/offshore security and safety and autonomous shipping. Technical expertise includes sensor development (for protection of critical infrastructure, software development, AI/ML algorithms for object detection, situational awareness, and collision avoidance, EO data processing, weather routing and more. 

Advanced radar technologies

TOPIC ID: EDF-2024-RA-SENS-ART

Type of grant: Call for proposals

Topic description

Objective:

New types of threats are difficult to detect and track, in particular those with stealth characteristics, hypersonic speeds, slow airborne motion, small highly manoeuvring and when saturation attack tactics are used. Facing such threats, existing surveillance radar systems are reaching their limits in terms of detection range, angular domain coverage, tracking and recognition capabilities. Consequently, the objective of this topic is to mature the required technologies and concepts to cover the need for situational awareness by achieving advanced high-performance and a highly integrated multifunction system that may support radar, electronic warfare (EW) and possibly communication functions when feasible and advantageous, enabled through the development of active electronically scanned array (AESA) antennas.

Specific objective

This topic addresses the maturation of new RF sensor technologies, such as, but not limited to, high-power, high-frequency (up to Ka band), multi and wide band operation both active and passive, adaptive waveform design, modern AESA antennas with digital beam-forming, advanced resource management, innovative signal processing and spectrum-sensing techniques, multiple-input/multiple-output (MIMO) radar, multi-static configurations and cognitive capabilities with for instance Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML). The aim is to render radars highly versatile and adaptive, while being compatible with operational constraints in terms of performance, size, weight, power consumption and cost (SWaPC).

These advances are expected to continue paving the way for more integrated capabilities with respect to radiofrequency (RF), microwaves and electronics, permitting the integration of the functions of radar, electronic warfare and desirably communications into existing or new platforms when feasible and advantageous. The specific understanding, development and management of AESA antennas is essential in this regard.

Please, visit the following page to get more information regarding this call:https://www.developmentaid.org/grants/view/1283282/advanced-radar-technologies?useNavigation=true