The outcome should contribute to:
- Strategic autonomy of EDTIB in the area of minesweeping systems.
- Fostering the technological cooperation of industries in the field of uncrewed sweeping drones and signature sources.
- Interoperability of EU Member States Armed Forces:
- System definition and proof of concepts for a future European minesweeping system.
- Common requirements and harmonisation of minesweeping concepts.
Uncrewed systems are a familiar asset in naval capabilities, and they are being increasingly adopted. These types of assets and the technologies that go with them have the potential to offer a diverse mission set, minesweeping being one of them. The maritime drones and their payloads currently used and integrated by the navies operate with different levels of autonomy and endurance. This topic aims to enhance naval minesweeping capabilities by pushing the design and level of the autonomy of particularly maritime drones. Furthermore, this topic addresses sweep gear and sweep sources for minesweeping operations adjoining the higher level of autonomy. In this context the drone/platform and its payload/sweeping gear form the minesweeping system.
Minesweeping is traditionally performed using mechanical or influence sweep sources towed behind a highly specialised and expensive crewed platform (minesweeper). Evolving technologies, such as autonomous features, offer new solutions
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