Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation — Phase 1
Pays three European teams up to EUR 500,000 each to produce investment-ready technical and financial roadmaps for quantum navigation sensors, as a readiness study ahead of separate EIB investment.
Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation — Phase 1 is a European Commission Coordination and Support Action that pays up to three European SMEs up to EUR 500,000 each to benchmark quantum-enabled inertial navigation sensors — cold-atom sensors for maritime and aviation use, or chip-scale sensors for small satellites, drones and autonomous transport — and produce an investment-rea…
The Commission wants teams working on quantum-enabled inertial navigation systems — either cold-atom sensors for maritime and aviation use, or chip-scale sensors for small satellites, drones and autonomous transport — to benchmark their technology and produce a detailed technical, industrialisation and financial roadmap. The roadmap must be validated against European Investment Bank and InvestEU investment criteria.
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