Great-depth enabling technologies
Funds early-stage research into technology for monitoring and defending underwater infrastructure at depths down to 6,000 metres.
Great-depth enabling technologies is a European Defence Fund (EDF) grant that funds early-stage research into technology for monitoring and defending underwater infrastructure at depths down to 6,000 metres — far beyond what most current naval systems reach — to counter sabotage and other threats to underwater pipelines, cables and infrastructure. This call funds early-stage research only: generat…
This topic funds concept-phase research into technologies that let unmanned underwater vehicles, detection systems, communication systems and fixed monitoring gear operate at depths up to 6,000 metres — far beyond what most current naval systems reach — to counter sabotage and other threats to underwater pipelines, cables and infrastructure (seabed warfare). It expects proposals to reach technology readiness level 5.
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