The outcomes should contribute to:
- Reduce dependencies on non-European suppliers by boosting the EDTIB and promoting the development of a European solution.
- The strategic autonomy of EDTIB in the area of secured underwater communication.
- The interoperability of EU Member States' and EDF Associated Countries' Armed Forces.
- The improvement of protocols and standardisation of underwater communications.
- The improvement of range and bandwidth of underwater communications.
- The improvement of command-and-control systems for unmanned platforms.
The improvement of safety and security of underwater communications.
Objective:Efficient, robust, and secured underwater communication is a key enabler for maritime uncrewed systems (MUS), including the use of uncrewed underwater systems (UUS). There is a need for exchange of classified information in MUS. Identification, authentication and authorisation are important functionalities in the field of digital trusted gateways. Further research needs to be done to overcome the physical characteristics of the underwater environment that limits the possibility of having wireless communication systems with sufficient robustness and bandwidth required by many underwater warfare functions.
The specific objective is to design and demonstrate feasibility of secured (communications security COMSEC and transmission security TRANSEC) underwater (network) communication solutions (acoustic, optical, or other modalities) for UUSs designed for military needs.
Scope:The proposals must address research of secure underwater communication, with focus
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