Advanced radar technologies

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

European Defence Fund (EDF)

Programme Description

The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the Commission’s initiative to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

EDF-2022-RA-SENS-ART

Call

Advanced radar technologies

Summary

Passive and active radio-frequency (RF) systems in general and surveillance radar systems in particular remain vital assets for supporting multi-domain operations: incl. air and air defence missions, as well as ground/maritime operations.

Detailed Call Description

Management of the electromagnetic spectrum has increased in importance. Radar operation must be compatible with other communication and control systems running concurrently. Management of emission and sensing in both space and frequency increases the systems covertness. It also improves the system’s ability to discriminate reliably signals coming from passive and civilian sources as well as active disturbances such as jammers and decoys.

Emerging technologies lead to the increased appearance of threats that are difficult to detect and track due to their low radar cross-section (RCS) (e.g., stealth technologies), manoeuvring characteristics (e.g., hypersonic weapon systems, slowmoving airborne units) or saturation attack tactics. Facing such a wide spectrum of threats (in terms of variation of speed, angle of approach and altitude), existing surveillance systems are reaching their limits in terms of detection range, angular domain coverage, and tracking capabilities. Specific operating modes (e.g., multistatic configurations) can improve detection and tracking performance. They however lead to an increased requirement on multiple beams forming. Proper detection, recognition and classification of different targets in a variety of operational conditions also requires a finely tuneable band.

Recent research and development efforts in the field of radar and electronic warfare systems have the goal to create more flexible and adaptive systems in terms of modes of operation and beamforming. At the same time, new technologies offer possibilities to explore different frequency (or bandwidth) ranges while maintaining a high signal-to-noise ratio. A further objective is to integrate more functions, including
internal computing capacities, while responding to the operational restrictions in terms of size, weight and power consumption and cost (SWaP-C).

Call Total Budget

€15 000 000

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

Thematic Categories

  • Information Technology
  • Justice - Security
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Large Enterprises
  • Legal Entities
  • Local Authorities
  • Local Authority clusters
  • Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
  • Semi-governmental organisations
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
  • State-owned Enterprises

Call Opening Date

21/06/2022

Call Closing Date

24/11/2022

National Contact Point(s)

Ministry of Defense
172-174 Strovolos Avenue, 2048 Strovolos, Nicosia,
website: https://mod.gov.cy/
Telephone: 22 807500
Email: defence@mod.gov.cy

Department of Research and Innovation
Phones: 22 807755, 22 807754
Email: research.innovation@mod.gov.cy

EU Contact Point

European Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS)
https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/defence-industry-and-space_en

DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@EC.EUROPA.EU