Full-size demonstrators for next generation soldier systems
Funds a full-size next-generation soldier system demonstrator, with built-in cascade funding for smaller companies to test their own tech within it.
Full-size demonstrators for next generation soldier systems is a European Defence Fund (EDF) Development Action that funds a full-size next-generation dismounted soldier system demonstrator — ballistic protection, load-carrying, smart textiles, batteries, sensors and networking — built on an open-source architecture as an interoperable, common standard rather than a single company's proprietary de…
This topic funds the continued development of a next-generation dismounted soldier system — ballistic protection, load-carrying, smart textiles, batteries, sensors and networking — into a full-size demonstrator built on an open-source architecture. It wants an interoperable, common standard rather than a single company's proprietary design.
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