Layered critical seabed infrastructure protection
Pays up to EUR 15 million per proposal to build a layered system of unmanned assets and sensors that protects undersea infrastructure.
Layered critical seabed infrastructure protection is a European Defence Fund call that pays up to EUR 15 million per proposal to build a layered protection system for seabed infrastructure — combining unmanned assets, advanced sensors, underwater observation, detection, acquisition and communication, integrated with maritime command centres for a coordinated response — through development and vali…
The Commission wants a comprehensive protection system for seabed infrastructure that combines unmanned assets, advanced sensors, underwater observation, detection, acquisition and communication, all integrated with maritime command centres for a coordinated response. It's after development and validation work that mitigates risk and keeps operations running continuously.
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