Assignment to Help Find Hidden Objects in Walls
Funds up to $65,000 for a 12-week demonstrator that images hidden objects in walls.
Wazoku posts and screens submissions on behalf of HMGCC and the wider UK national security community, working in partnership with Dstl. Up to 2 applicants are selected to build a demonstrator to Technology Readiness Level 5 over a 12-week assignment starting around November 2026, with the UK national security community funding time, materials, overheads and other indirect costs up to $65,000 per p…
Looking for sole innovators, industry, academic and research organisations able to build a portable, non-ionising imaging system (such as terahertz or millimetre-wave) that can reveal covert devices hidden in walls, ceilings and floors without damaging the building. The demonstrator must weigh under 20kg and 0.3 cubic metres, run off a single-phase supply or battery, include a display and user interface for a technical user, and image through a standard plasterboard wall; getting under 10kg, imaging through tens of centimetres of plasterboard or wood, working from only one side of the wall, and a stretch goal of getting through a few centimetres of concrete are all treated as desirable rather than essential. Relevant expertise includes antennas, RF engineering, electro-optics, data science, non-destructive testing and quantum technologies.
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