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AHOI: Adaptive Human Operator Interaction with Autonomous Systems
AIDefSpace: Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events
ALBATROSS: Advanced Littoral Border Alert Through Real-time Orchestrated Sensor Synthesis
AMC3: Automated Methodology for Common Criteria Certification
ANDORRA: AdvaNceD cOmposite for smaRt pRotective Armour
AQUA-MESH: Adaptive Quality-aware Underwater Multi-hop Communication and Sensing for Drone Swarms
AQUILA: Affordable Quick-reaction UAS Interception and Long-range Accuracy
ARIES: Advanced Resolution and Intelligence for Explosive Sensing
ATTENTION: Advanced TargeT dEtectioN, recogniTion and Identification based on multispectral inertial Odometry for Navigation
BE-PROTECT: Belgian e-platform for Protein-based Refinement and Optimized Threat Evaluation using Computational AI-driven Technology
BIOTACTic: Integrating novel antimicrobials & BIOfilm-targeting strategies for development of Targeted Antimicrobial Combinations & Therapies for wound infections
B-STORM: Belgian STRATEVAC Tactical Optimisation & Rapid Manoeuvres
BlasTex: Blast and fragment resistant Textile
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers
Dep5GforRNAV: Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications
FORCES: FOundations for Reliable, CorrEct, and Secure robotic systems
GUIDED: Goggles-based User Interface for Detection of Explosive Devices
HITS: The effect of High-velocity ballistic Impact on the Thermo-mechanical behaviour of Space material
HYDE: Hydrogen technology for energy supply in Defence applications
INES: INtegrated Embedded Security
INSERT-BD: Integrating NEETs in Society through Employment, Recruitement and Training in Belgian Defence
MARISPEC: Maritime Infrastructure Security and Protection through Enhanced Multi-wavelength
METAJAM: Metasurface-Enabled conformal Technology for wideband And JAmming with Multifrequency antennas
MONA: Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging
NANO-PROTECTION: Nanofibre-based aerosol layers for enhanced CBRN protection
NAV-ALERT: Naval Alertness Monitoring System for Enhanced Operational Readiness
NEMEA: Novel Energetic Materials for Efficient Ammunition
PARSEC: Passive AI-powered Real-time hemi-Spherical Edge-Computing
RADIATE: Remote Analysis & Detection for the Identification of rAdioactive maTErials in the Field
RAVN: Rapid Aerial Vehicle Neutralisation
SAILS: Safe Autonomous Integrated Landing system for Ships
SALTO: Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations
SCREMM-BIO: Surge Capacity and REsilience for Military Medicine in BIO-warfare
SIMBA: Smart Interactive Multi-Agent Bias-Resilient Analysis
SIREN: Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy
STATS: Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate
TaMaCare: Tactical Environmental Mapping for Battlefield Casualty Care
ThreatSens: Sensitive on-site threat detection towards Defence security
VENT-DEFENSE: Tackling a ventilator surge capacity problem by developing an AI based protocol for Individualized Shared Ventilation

4UFORCE: For Unprecedented Defence Capabilities,Capacities with Cementitious Matrix Composites -CeMC™
ACE4ACES: Advanced Cockpit Enhancements for Air Combat Efficiency and Success
AMoSKA: Advanced MOvable Structure, Kinematic and Actuation
BestCMR: Belgium Strategic Composite Manufacturing Resource
COSTEO: Model the COmpressor diSTortion induced by the engine air intake and validate by Experiment the predicted perfOrmances
DiComEx: Digital Composite Expertise
ENGHAGE: Engine heat management technologies (Warmtebeheertechnologieën voor motoren)
HIBOU: HIghly automated airBOrne fUnctions
PFC-REA: Rotary Electro-Mechanical Actuator for Primary Flight Controls
QuantumSight: Miniaturized Augmented Infrared Vision for Air Defense with Supply Chain Sovereignty
RADSORB: Meta surfaces for Low Observability
RoCaLiF: RemOte CArrier LIght Fuselage
SACITAS: Low cost, highly portable Semi-Active Continuous-wave Infrared Targeting System
SUPERSTATE: advanced deSign and manUfacturing Processes for complEx cuRved aeroStructures wiTh integrATed kinematics
TWS: Threat Warning Sensor

Fifth Call 2025
ALBATROSS: Advanced Littoral Border Alert Through Real-time Orchestrated Sensor Synthesis
ARIES: Advanced Resolution and Intelligence for Explosive Sensing
ATTENTION: Advanced TargeT dEtectioN, recogniTion and Identification based on multispectral inertial Odometry for Navigation
BE-PROTECT: Belgian e-platform for Protein-based Refinement and Optimized Threat Evaluation using Computational AI-driven Technology
BIOTACTic: Integrating novel antimicrobials & BIOfilm-targeting strategies for development of Targeted Antimicrobial Combinations & Therapies for wound infections
B-STORM: Belgian STRATEVAC Tactical Optimisation & Rapid Manoeuvres
INES: INtegrated Embedded Security
NANO-PROTECTION: Nanofibre-based aerosol layers for enhanced CBRN protection
PARSEC: Passive AI-powered Real-time hemi-Spherical Edge-Computing
RADIATE: Remote Analysis & Detection for the Identification of rAdioactive maTErials in the Field
RAVN: Rapid Aerial Vehicle Neutralisation
SCREMM-BIO: Surge Capacity and REsilience for Military Medicine in BIO-warfare
SIMBA: Smart Interactive Multi-Agent Bias-Resilient Analysis

Fourth Call 2024
AQUA-MESH: Adaptive Quality-aware Underwater Multi-hop Communication and Sensing for Drone Swarms
FORCES: FOundations for Reliable, CorrEct, and Secure robotic systems
GUIDED: Goggles-based User Interface for Detection of Explosive Devices
HITS: The effect of High-velocity ballistic Impact on the Thermo-mechanical behaviour of Space material
MARISPEC: Maritime Infrastructure Security and Protection through Enhanced Multi-wavelength
METAJAM: Metasurface-Enabled conformal Technology for wideband And JAmming with Multifrequency antennas
NAV-ALERT: Naval Alertness Monitoring System for Enhanced Operational Readiness
NEMEA: Novel Energetic Materials for Efficient Ammunition
SAILS: Safe Autonomous Integrated Landing system for Ships
TaMaCare: Tactical Environmental Mapping for Battlefield Casualty Care

NGCAT R&D Call 2024
4UFORCE: For Unprecedented Defence Capabilities,Capacities with Cementitious Matrix Composites -CeMC™
ACE4ACES: Advanced Cockpit Enhancements for Air Combat Efficiency and Success
AMoSKA: Advanced MOvable Structure, Kinematic and Actuation
BestCMR: Belgium Strategic Composite Manufacturing Resource
COSTEO: Model the COmpressor diSTortion induced by the engine air intake and validate by Experiment the predicted perfOrmances
DiComEx: Digital Composite Expertise
ENGHAGE: Engine heat management technologies (Warmtebeheertechnologieën voor motoren)
HIBOU: HIghly automated airBOrne fUnctions
PFC-REA: Rotary Electro-Mechanical Actuator for Primary Flight Controls
QuantumSight: Miniaturized Augmented Infrared Vision for Air Defense with Supply Chain Sovereignty
RADSORB: Meta surfaces for Low Observability
RoCaLiF: RemOte CArrier LIght Fuselage
SACITAS: Low cost, highly portable Semi-Active Continuous-wave Infrared Targeting System
SUPERSTATE: advanced deSign and manUfacturing Processes for complEx cuRved aeroStructures wiTh integrATed kinematics
TWS: Threat Warning Sensor

Third Call 2023
AHOI: Adaptive Human Operator Interaction with Autonomous Systems
AMC3: Automated Methodology for Common Criteria Certification
ANDORRA: AdvaNceD cOmposite for smaRt pRotective Armour
AQUILA: Affordable Quick-reaction UAS Interception and Long-range Accuracy
BlasTex: Blast and fragment resistant Textile
SIREN: Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy
ThreatSens: Sensitive on-site threat detection towards Defence security
VENT-DEFENSE: Tackling a ventilator surge capacity problem by developing an AI based protocol for Individualized Shared Ventilation

Second Call 2022
AIDefSpace: Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers
Dep5GforRNAV: Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications
HYDE: Hydrogen technology for energy supply in Defence applications
STATS: Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate

First Call 2021
INSERT-BD: Integratie van NEET's in de samenleving door tewerkstelling, aanwerving en opleiding in de Belgische Defensie
MONA: Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging
SALTO: Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations

First Call 2021

INSERT-BD
Integrating NEETs in Society through Employment, Recruitement and Training in Belgian Defence

  • Theme 1: Employment of NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) for Belgian Defence Network
  • Key words: NEET, Sustainable employment, Labour market transitions, Recruitment, Work organisation, Military organisation
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2023
  • Budget: 199.725 €
  • Coordinator: Ezra Dessers (KULeuven - HIVA)
  • Partner: Delphine Resteigne (Ecole royale militaire - Koninklijke Militaire school ERM-KMS)

Documentation

Events

  • 20-11-2023 | Closing Conference
    • Reflect, Learn, Progress: Insights from Youth Integration into Belgian Defence.
      HIVA (KU Leuven) – Chair of Sociology (RMA)
      20 November 2023 (9.00AM – 2.00PM)
      Royal Military Academy, Brussels
  • 08-11-2022 | #WeNEETyou@Belgian Defence
  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

MONA
Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging

  • Theme 2: Small Energy Harvesting systems for defence applications
  • Key words: energy harvesting and power management, sensor node, battery recharging
  • Duration of the project: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2024
  • Budget: 399.545 €
  • Coordinator: Jean-Michel Redouté (ULiège - Microsys Laboratory)
  • Partner: Patrick Heins (FN Herstal (FNH))

Documentation

Event

  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

SALTO
Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations

  • Theme 3: Space technologies for Defence applications
  • Key words: active learning, automated detections, cyclic traffic patterns, deep learning, interoperable datasets, secure architecture
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2021 - 01/12/2023
  • Budget: 271.600 €
  • Coordinator: Eric Hallot (Institut Scientifique de Service Public (ISSeP) - Remote Sensing and Geodata)
  • Partners:
    • Benoît Macq (UCLouvain)
    • Olivier Dubois - (Oscars s.a.)

Documentation

Event

  • 06-12-2023 | Workshop SALTO
    Analyse faster your satellite images with AI !
    The SALTO project (Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations) develops a tool for a faster satellite image analysis by leveraging AI models on large volumes of data. ISSeP, UCLouvain and Oscars s.a. warmly invite you to presentations and live demonstration of the final product during a half-day workshop followed by a networking drink.
    What ? Discover the benefits of active learning and data augmentation with synthetic images
    When ? December 6th 2023 from 9.30 to 12.30
    Where ? OpenHub in Louvain-la-Neuve - https://openhub.be/
    How ? Subscribe on www.issep.be/salto until November 15th

  • 13-12-2021 | Protocol agreement between Defence and Federal Science Policy

Second Call 2022

AIDefSpace
Using Artificial Intelligence to defend telecommunications and satellite positioning systems from the interference of space weather events

  • Theme 1: Space Weather for security and defence applications
  • Key words: Solar flares, ionospheric disturbances, positioning, communications
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 906.000 €
  • Coordinator: Stefaan Poedts (KU Leuven)
  • Partner: Matthieu Melcot (Space Applications Services NV/SA)

Documentation

BREATHFIT
Exhaled breath analysis to determine physical readiness of soldiers

  • Theme 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Key words: exhaled breath, modular system, biomarkers, monitoring, overtraining
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 1.048.000 €
  • Coordinator: Michelle Laeremans (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, VITO)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Verlije (Voxdale)
    • Damien Van Tiggelen (Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid, Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid)

Documentation

BOLSTER
Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk

  • Theme 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Key words: Beyond 5G, vehicle-mounted base station, tactile network, Dynamic Spectrum Sharing, zero-touch deployment, seamless interworking
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 01/03/2026
  • Budget: 800.679 €
  • Coordinator: Ingrid Moerman (Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum, IMEC)
  • Partner: Jens Buysse (Citymesh)

Documentation

Dep5GforRNAV
Deployable 5G networks for advanced naval applications

  • Theme 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Key words: 5G, communication networks, network technology, maritime, navy
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 735.805 €
  • Coordinator: Ronny Dewaele (e-BO Enterprises)
  • Partner: François Quitin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB)

Documentation

HYDE
HYdrogen technology for energy supply in DEfence applications

  • Theme 3: Sustainable and “green” energy applications for military use
  • Key words: hydrogen, PV, electrolyser, fuel cell, CHP, microgrid
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 1.693.000 €
  • Coordinator: Frank Buysschaert (KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Sam Schotte (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Zuid)
    • Rob De Roo (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Noord)
    • Sven Duchatelet (Solenco Power)

Documentation

STATS
Sensing & Testing Analytics Toolbox for Soldiers to predict fatigue and reduce injuries, infections and attrition rate

  • Theme 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Key words: blended coaching, AI-based predictions, continuous monitoring, early warning, test battery
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024
  • Budget: 1.200.000€
  • Coordinator: Steven Verstockt (Universiteit Gent)
  • Partners:
    • Daniel Berckmans (BioRICS NV)
    • Maarten Gijssel (IDRO B.V.)
    • Damien Van Tiggelen (Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid, Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid)

Documentation

Third Call 2023

AHOI
Adaptive Human Operator Interaction with Autonomous Systems

  • Theme 2: Autonomous systems
  • Key words: Explainable AI (XAI), Human-Machine Teaming, Situational Awareness, Decision-Making under uncertainty, Intelligent Automation Systems, Human-centred design.
  • Duration of the project: 31/12/2023- 01/03/2027
  • Budget: 1.588.493€
  • Coordinator: Dirk Van Rooy (University of Antwerp, Product development)
  • Partners:
    • Ali Anwar, José Oramas (IMEC - Internet Data Lab (IDLab) Antwerp)
    • Pieter-Jan Note (MAHI)
    • Pieter Maes (Antwerp Maritime Academy)

Documentation

AMC3
Automated Methodology for Common Criteria Certification

  • Theme 1: CYBER
  • Key words: cybersecurity, certification
  • Duration of the project: 01/02/2024 - 31/07/2027
  • Budget: 1.590.634€
  • Coordinator: Axel Legay (UCLOUVAIN/ Pôle en ingénierie informatique)
  • Partners:
    • Philippe Massonet (CETIC/ Business Research Alignment)
    • Wim Mees (RMA/ Communications, Information Systems and Sensors (CISS))
    • Yves Roskam (FN Herstal S.A./ FN Herstal Business Development)

Documentation

ANDORRA
AdvaNceD cOmposite for smaRt pRotective Armour

  • Theme 5: Materials
  • Key words: composite, hybrid materials, damage detection, energy absorption, smart protection
  • Duration of the project: 01/03/2024 – 28/02/2027
  • Budget: 1.597.371 €
  • Coordinator: Emmanuel Detaille (Coexpair)
  • Partners:
    • Abdenour Melikechi (John Cockerill Defence, Engineering department)
    • Frederik Coghe (Royal Military Academy, Terminal Ballistics department)
    • Sidi Ahmed Mahmoudi (Université de Mons, Informatique, Logiciel & Intelligence Artificielle lab.)

Documentation

AQUILA
Affordable Quick-reaction UAS Interception and Long-range Accuracy

  • Theme 3: Open theme SMEs
  • Key words: UAS, C/UAV, reactive materials, proximity fuze, long-range
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2023 – 01/12/2026
  • Budget: 1.253K €
  • Coordinator: Wilfried Thiebaut (Thales Belgium)
  • Partners:
    • Romuald Van Riet (Royal Military Academy)
    • Jean-Hervé Lecat (Lambda-X)
    • Thomas Godfroid (Materia Nova)

Documentation

BlasTex
Blast and fragment resistant Textile

  • Theme 5: Materials
  • Key words: PPE, Vest, Explosion, Blast, Fragments
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2028
  • Budget: 894.000 €
  • Coordinator: Kristof Daels (Sioen NV)
  • Partners:
    • Wim Van Paepegem (Ghent University / Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering)
    • David Lecompte (Royal Military Academy / Department of Structural & Blast Engineering)

Documentation

SIREN
Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy

  • Theme 4: Advanced sensor technologies
  • Key words: sensors hyperspectral C4i AI intel maritime
  • Duration of the project: 01/03/2024 - 28/02/2027
  • Budget: 1.563.572 €
  • Coordinator: Ronny Dewaele (e-BO Enterprises Product Management)
  • Partners:
    • Steven Descamps (OIP Sensor Systems)
    • Pawel Malinowski (imec / SAT (Sensor & Actuator Technologies))
    • Marijke Vandewal (RMA / CISS)

Documentation

ThreatSens
Sensitive on-site threat detection towards Defence security

  • Theme 3: Open theme SMEs
  • Key words: Explosives, sensing, electrochemistry
  • Duration of the project: 01/01/2024 - 01/01/2028
  • Budget: 766.938 €
  • Coordinator: Karolien De Wael (Universiteit Antwerpen, Departement Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, A-Sense Lab)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Simoens (Koninklijke Militaire Academie)
    • Pascal Mertens (Coris BioConcept)

Documentation

VENT-DEFENSE
Tackling a ventilator surge capacity problem by developing an AI based protocol for Individualized Shared Ventilation

  • Theme 3: Open theme SMEs
  • Key words: CBRNe, ventilation, surge capacity
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2023 - 31/07/2026
  • Budget: 633.185 €
  • Coordinator: Prof. dr. Marc Sabbe (Department of Emergency Medicine, KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Prof. ir. Benoît Marinus (Royal Military School (RMA))
    • David Van Canegem (Codevid BV)

Documentation

Fourth Call 2024

AQUA-MESH
Adaptive Quality-aware Underwater Multi-hop Communication and Sensing for Drone Swarms

  • Theme 3: Improved Underwater Communications between Sensors/Weapon Systems and Data systems to Render Data into Actionable Data
  • Key words: underwater acoustic communication, reconfigurable acoustic radio, multi-hop meshing, UAV swarms
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 – 1/03/2028
  • Budget: 680.928 €
  • Coordinator: Eli De Poorter (IDLab, imec & Ghent University)
  • Partner: Jean-Francois Determe (BEAMS-EE, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB))

Documentation

FORCES
FOundations for Reliable, CorrEct, and Secure robotic systems

  • Theme 1: CYBER - Short-term Mitigation Techniques for Software Resilience
  • Key words: Cybersecurity, Memory Safety, Code Transpilation, Defence Robotics, Performance Evaluation, Legacy Code
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.663.033 €
  • Coordinator: Antonio Paolillo (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) / Software Languages Lab)
  • Partners:
    • Ken Hasselmann (Ecole Royale Militaire - Koninklijke Militaire School (RMA) - RAS-lab)
    • Jonathan Pisane (Thales Belgium SA)

Documentation

GUIDED
Goggles-based User Interface for Detection of Explosive Devices

  • Theme 4: Next-Generation Vision and Sensor Fusion
  • Key words: Explosive Ordnance Disposal, robotics, 3D reconstruction, 3D visualization, SLAM, Neural networks
  • Duration of the project: 1/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.799.556 €
  • Coordinator: Marc Proesmans (Trace vzw)
  • Partners:
    • Dominick Vanthienen (Intermodalics BV)
    • Geert De Cubber (Royal Military Academy)

Documentation

HITS
The effect of High-velocity ballistic Impact on the Thermo-mechanical behaviour of Space material

  • Theme 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Key words: Thermal Protection material – Balistic impact – Hypersonics 
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.553.197 €
  • Coordinator: Thierry Magin (Université libre de Bruxelles  – Aero-Thermo-Mechanics Department)
  • Partners:
    • Joseph El Rassi (von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics – Aeronautics and Aerospace Department)
    • Brecht Van Hooreweder (KU Leuven – Mechanical engineering Department, Additive Manufacturing Team)
    • Ana Ferreira Azevedo (Royal Military Academy – Department of Weapon Systems and Ballistics)
    • Burcu Ozkaptan (Telespazio Belgium SRL)

Documentation

MARISPEC
Maritime Infrastructure Security and Protection through Enhanced Multi-wavelength

  • Theme 2: Securing critical Maritime Infrastructure
  • Key words: Maritime Surveillance, Autonomous Drones, Multi-wavelength Cameras, Machine Learning
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024- 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.302.366 €
  • Coordinator: Steve Vanlanduit (Universiteit Antwerpen – Departement Electromechanica)
  • Partners:
    • Frederik Winters (DroneMatrix NV)
    • Pieter Deroo (Xenics NV)

Documentation

METAJAM
Metasurface-Enabled conformal Technology for wideband And JAmming with Multifrequency antennas

  • Theme 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Key words: Antennas for tactical Vehicles, Conformal Metasurface technology, RF Front-ends, Multi-beam, Jamming
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 713.386 €
  • Coordinator: Shambhu Nath Jha (Thales Belgium SA - SIXBE Hardware Discipline, Hardware Department)
  • Partner: Hendrik Rogier (IMEC VZW IDLab-Electromagnetics group, imec-UGent)

Documentation

NAV-ALERT
Naval Alertness Monitoring System for Enhanced Operational Readiness

  • Theme 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Key words: Alertness monitoring, UWB activity recognition, DEAP stress monitoring
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.301.134 €
  • Coordinator: Eli De Poorter (IDLab, imec & Universiteit Gent)
  • Partners:
    • Alain Bicqué (Bainisha BV)
    • Philippe Vanhoutte (Magicview)
    • Ronny Broekx (ePoint)

Documentation

NEMEA
Novel Energetic Materials for Efficient Ammunition

  • Theme 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Key words: Energetic materials, explosive, propellant, warhead, ignition, obscurant
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.561.905 €
  • Coordinator: Romuald Van Riet (Royal Military Academy - Department of Chemistry)
  • Partners:
    • Thomas Godfroid (Materia Nova)
    • Hugues Charlier (KNDS Belgium)
    • Benjamin Rahier (Thales Belgium)
    • Arnaud Osi (NanoPyro)

Documentation

SAILS
Safe Autonomous Integrated Landing system for Ships

  • Theme 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Key words: SLAM, Sensor fusion, UAS precision landing, safe operations, flight control, Ultra Wide Band positioning
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.335.785 €
  • Coordinator: Jasper De Smet (SABCA - UAS)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Scheers (Agilica)
    • Geert De Cubber (Royal Military Academy / Robotics & Autonomous Systems)

Documentation

TaMaCare
Tactical Environmental Mapping for Battlefield Casualty Care

  • Theme 5: Prolonged Forward Casualty Care
  • Key words: victim tracking, threat detection, mapping
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 901.930 €
  • Coordinator: Charles Hamesse (Royal Military Academy, Department of Mathematics, 3D Perception Lab)
  • Partners:
    • Hiep Luong (Universiteit Gent, imec - IPI - URC)
    • Julie Neckebroek (Pozyx)

Documentation

Fifth Call 2025

ALBATROSS
Advanced Littoral Border Alert Through Real-time Orchestrated Sensor Synthesis

  • Theme 7: Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection
  • Key words: drone detection, data fusion, complex event processing, semantic data, active electronically scanned array, rf analysis
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 2.234.000 €
  • Coordinator: Laurens Van Hoye (e-BO Enterprises)
  • Partners:
    • Prof. Dr. Femke Ongenae (IDLab – Ghent University - imec)
    • Els Knaeps (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO))
    • Bram Faes (Intersoft Electronics NV)
    • Edwin Walsh (Senhive)

Documentation

ARIES
Advanced Resolution and Intelligence for Explosive Sensing

  • Theme 4: Demining Technologies
  • Key words: surface mine detection, sensor fusion, edge AI inference, benchmarking for surface mines
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 1/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.963.000 €
  • Coordinator: Bart Goossens (AI & algorithms, IMEC)
  • Partners:
    • Hannes De Meulemeester (4D Perception Lab, Department of Mathematics, Royal Military Academy)
    • Stefan Schulte (FLIR Systems Trading Belgium)
    • Philippe De Smedt (Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Department of Environment, Ghent University)

Documentation

ATTENTION
Advanced TargeT dEtectioN, recogniTion and Identification based on multispectral inertial Odometry for Navigation

  • Theme 9: Open call: Defence relevant research
  • Key words: Autonomous navigation
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 1/03/2030
  • Budget: 1.999.000 €
  • Coordinator: Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • Partners:
    • Royal Military Academy
    • SABCA

Documentation

BE-PROTECT
Belgian e-platform for Protein-based Refinement and Optimized Threat Evaluation using Computational AI-driven Technology

  • Theme 5: Biotechnologies and Human Enhancement/Augmentation (BHEA)
  • Key words: proteins, molecular host-pathogen interactions, AI-based protein interpretation and design, biodefense, dual-use application
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 956.000 €
  • Coordinator: Wim Vranken (Interuniversity Institute of Bioinformatics in Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
  • Partners:
    • Abdoul Sare (Biological Laboratory of the Belgian Defense Laboratories (DLD-Bio)
    • Wouter Van Putte (PUXANO)

Documentation

BIOTACTic
Integrating novel antimicrobials & BIOfilm-targeting strategies for development of Targeted Antimicrobial Combinations & Therapies for wound infections

  • Theme 5: Biotechnologies and Human Enhancement/Augmentation (BHEA)
  • Key words: Antimicrobial hydrogel, wound infection control, multidrug-resistant bacteria, battlefield medicine, rapid healing solutions
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 1/03/2029
  • Budget: 930.000 €
  • Coordinator: Rob Lavigne (A2H unit, Department of Biosystems, Laboratory of Gene Technology, KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Hans Steenackers (Microbial and Plant Genetics (CMPG) unit, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems (M²S), MICA lab, KU Leuven)
    • Béatrice Sulka (Belgian Defence Laboratories (DLD))
    • Yves Briers (Laboratory of Applied Biotechnology, Ghent University)
    • Ingmar Claes (Yun NV)
    • Wim Thielemans (Chemical Engineering, Kulak Kortrijk Campus, Department of Chemical Engineering (CIT), KU Leuven)

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B-STORM
Belgian STRATEVAC Tactical Optimisation & Rapid Manoeuvres

  • Theme 3: Medical Casualty Evacuation
  • Key words: STRATEVAC, Simulation Modelling, Decision Support, Crisis respons, Preparedness, Disaster resilience
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 1/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.949.000 €
  • Coordinator: Cédric Genin (Defence, Security & Space Business Unit, Sopra Steria Belgium)
  • Partners:
    • Mehdi Benhassine (Department of Mathematics, Royal Military Academy)
    • Pauline Massart(Forward Global)
    • Prof. Dr. Ives Hubloue (ReGEDiM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

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INES
INtegrated Embedded Security

  • Theme 2: CYBER
  • Key words: side-channel, fault injection, post-quantum cryptography
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 1/03/2030
  • Budget: 2.000.000 €
  • Coordinator: François‑Xavier Standaert (ICTEAM – Crypto Group, UCLouvain)
  • Partners:
    • Jean‑François Dhem (Connected Security, SW development, Security architecture, STMicroelectronics Belgium)
    • Joppe Bos (Competence Center Crypto & Security, NXP Semiconductors Belgium NV)
    • Jonathan Pisane (Innovation & Product Policy, Thales Belgium)
    • Julien Petit (ALICE (cryptography group), MWMW (mathematics), Royal Military Academy)

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NANO-PROTECTION
Nanofibre-based aerosol layers for enhanced CBRN protection

  • Theme 9: Open call: Defence relevant research
  • Key words: CBRN protection, electrospun nanofibres, metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), self-decontaminating fabrics, oleophobic coatings
  • Duration of the project: 1/12/2025 - 01/03/2030
  • Budget: 1.073.000 €
  • Coordinator: Cem Bagiran (R&D Department, Seyntex N.V.)
  • Partners:
    • Antoniya Toncheva (Materia Nova (MANO))
    • Hilda Wullens (Belgian Defence Laboratories (DLD))

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PARSEC
Passive AI-powered Real-time hemi-Spherical Edge-Computing

  • Theme 6: Sensor Technologies
  • Key words: Hemispherical Situational Awareness, Passive Sensing, 3D mapping, Edge computing, Decision Aid)
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2030
  • Budget: 1.810.000 €
  • Coordinator: Patrick Grenard (Sensor Systems, Optronic Instruments & Products)
  • Partners:
    • Steve Vanlanduit (InViLab, University of Antwerp)
    • Xavier Neyt (CISS - Remote Sensing Research Unit, Royal Military Academy)

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RADIATE
Remote Analysis & Detection for the Identification of rAdioactive maTErials in the Field

  • Theme 9: Open call: Defence relevant research
  • Key words: CBRN, Raman, LIBS, radioactive, minerals, standoff detection
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2030
  • Budget: 986.000 €
  • Coordinator: Christian Burlet (Geological Survey of Belgium, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences)
  • Partners:
    • Florias Mees (Royal Museum for Central Africa)
    • Christine Mertens (Defence Laboratories Department)
    • Christophe Germay EPSLOG S.A.

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RAVN
Rapid Aerial Vehicle Neutralisation

  • Theme 8: Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Key words: C-UAS swarm NoRA radar interception mothership microdrone vision UWB mesh
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.999.000 €
  • Coordinator: Filip Verhaeghe (Sol.One)
  • Partners:
    • Ioannis Kassotakis (Intersoft Electronics)
    • Hafeez Chaudhary (Agilica)
    • Charles Hamesse (RMA)

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SCREMM-BIO
Surge Capacity and REsilience for Military Medicine in BIO-warfare

  • Theme 9: Open call: Defence relevant research
  • Key words: High-Level Isolation Unit, Bioterrorism, Civil-military collaboration, Highly mobile capability, Surge medical capacity, Scenario simulation
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 2.377.000 €
  • Coordinator: Erika, Vlieghe (Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, University of Antwerp)
  • Partners:
    • Bart, Van Meerbergen (Vaccinopolis, University of Antwerp)
    • Lander, Willem (Family Medicine and Population Health, Centre for Health Economics Research & Modelling Infectious Diseases (CHERMID), Primary and Interdisciplinary Care Antwerp (ELIZA), University of Antwerp)
    • Filip Haegdorens (Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Centre for Research and Innovation in Care (CRIC), InterProfessional Healthcare Providers Skillslab Antwerp (IPHeSA), University of Antwerp)
    • Laurens, Liesenborghs (Outbreak Research Team-Unit Clinical Emerging Infectious Diseases, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp (ITM))

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SIMBA
Smart Interactive Multi-Agent Bias-Resilient Analysis

  • Theme 1: AI in support for operations
  • Key words: Intelligence analysis, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI), Human-centred explainable AI, Multi-agent AI (MAAI), Large language models (LLMs), Disinformation
  • Duration of the project: 01/12/2025 – 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.210.000 €
  • Coordinator: Katrien Verbert (Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Cédric Genin (Sopra Steria Belgium, Defence & Security Business Unit)

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NGCAT R&D Call 2024

4UFORCE
For Unprecedented Defence Capabilities,Capacities with Cementitious Matrix Composites -CeMC™ 

  • Theme 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Key words: Cementitious Matrix Composites, high temperature composites, impact blast resistant, stealth, Belgian Supply Chain
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 2.247.000 €
  • Coordinator: Stefan Van Raemdonck (MOSS Composites)
  • Partners:
    • Jonas Van Damme (SIOEN industries)
    • Jean-Yves Limbrée (FN herstal)
    • Prof. Michael Bruyneel (GDTech)
    • Prof. Hubert Rahier (VUB : Mat. Physics)

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ACE4ACES
Advanced Cockpit Enhancements for Air Combat Efficiency and Success

  • Theme 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Key words: cockpit, human machine interface, artificial intelligence, eye tracking, displays, holography
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.985.000 €
  • Coordinator: Reinert Verstraete (ScioTeq BV)
  • Partners:
    • Theodore Marescaux (SWAVE BV)
    • Ward van der Tempel (VoxelSensors)
    • Geert Caenen (Apixa)
    • Jonathan Pisane (Thales Belgium)
    • Peter Staelens (dotOcean)
    • Carl Emmerechts (Sirris)

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AMoSKA
Advanced MOvable Structure, Kinematic and Actuation

  • Theme 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Key words: Control Surfaces, Morphing, Structure, Actuation, Kinematic
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.201.000 €
  • Coordinator: Nicolas Van Hille (Sonaca / R&T Defence)
  • Partners:
    • Andy Vanaerschot (ASCO Industries)
    • Maarten Venmans (SABCA)
    • Christophe Schram (Von Karmann Institute for Fluid Dynamics)
    • Benoit Marinus (Royal Military Academy)
    • Charles Edouard Dendoncker (Feronyl : R&T)
    • Emmanuel Detaille (Coexpair)
    • Brecht Van Hooreweder (KU Leuven)
    • Dieter De Baere (VUB)

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BestCMR
Belgium Strategic Composite Manufacturing Resource

  • Theme 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Key words: Net-shape Composite Manufacturing, Fibre Placement Automation, Digital Twin Simulation, Process Optimization, Quality Monitoring, Energy-Efficient Production
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.938.000 €
  • Coordinator: Emmanuel Detaille (Coexpair)
  • Partners:
    • Cedric De Roover (Coexpair Dynamics)
    • Geert Creemers (Argon)
    • Nicolas Schifflers (Pégard Productis)
    • Lieven Vervaeke (Balliu)
    • Sébastien Hoffait (Optrion)
    • Michael Bruyneel (GDTech)
    • David Dumas (Cenaero)

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COSTEO
Model the COmpressor diSTortion induced by the engine air intake and validate by Experiment the predicted perfOrmances

  • Theme 2: Propulsion and accessories
  • Key words: compressor, distortion, operability, experimental
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.415.000 €
  • Coordinator: Olivier Servais (BeCOVER s.a.)
  • Partners:
    • Fabrizio Fontaneto (Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics)
    • Lieven Baert (Cenaero)
    • Koen Hillewaert (Université de Liège)
    • Roger Cocle (Any-Shape)
    • Sébastien Hoffait (V2i)
    • Fanny Piret (GDTech)
    • Martin Dawans (Safran Aero Boosters)

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DiComEx
Digital Composite Expertise

  • Theme 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Key words: Composite SQRTM Process, Digital Expertise, Data Analytics, Defect Analysis, Multi-Physics Simulation, Digital Twin
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 1.175.000 €
  • Coordinator: Emmanuele Detaille (Coexpair)
  • Partners:
    • Nicolas VanHille (Sonaca)
    • Nicolas Schifflers (Pégard Productis)
    • Jean-Philippe (Université de Liège : LTAS)

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ENGHAGE
Engine heat management technologies (Warmtebeheertechnologieën voor motoren)

  • Theme 2: Propulsion and accessories
  • Key words: Thermal management, Energetic efficiency, Compactness, Electrification, Numerical simulation
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.232.000 €
  • Coordinator: Laurent Arnaud (Safran Aero Boosters)
  • Partners:
    • Olivier Fontaine de Ghelin (Cenaero)
    • Quentin Puts (GDTech)
    • Roger Cocle (Any-Shape)
    • Ewald Goossens (BMT Aerospace International)
    • Patrick Hendrick (ULB)

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HIBOU
HIghly automated airBOrne fUnctions

  • Theme 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Key words: UAV Robotics, UAV data orchestration, Secure Communication, Multispectral DRI, Hybrid physics & Gen based software, synthetic and real images generation
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.321.000 €
  • Coordinator: Thierry Gilles (Thales Belgium)
  • Partners:
    • Geert Caenen (Apixa)
    • Ellen Claeys (dotOcean)
    • Fabrice Cornet (FCC Aero)
    • Jean-Yves Limbrée (FN Herstal)
    • Xavier Neyt (Royal Military Academy)
    • Tanja Van Achteren (VITO)

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PFC-REA
Rotary Electro-Mechanical Actuator for Primary Flight Controls

  • Theme 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Key words: EMA, rotary actuator, primary flight control, fighter aircraft, loyal wingman
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.042.000 €
  • Coordinator: Mathieu Claeys (SABCA)
  • Partners:
    • Ewald Goossens (BMT Aerospace International)
    • Erin Kuci (Cenaero)
    • Xavier Vanden Eynde (Centre de Recherches Métallurgiques)
    • Clément Pire (Haute Ecole Bruxelles-Brabant)
    • Sébastien Hoffait (V2i)

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QuantumSight
Miniaturized Augmented Infrared Vision for Air Defense with Supply Chain Sovereignty

  • Theme 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Key words: SWIR, Quantum dots, hyper/multispectral, miniaturization
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 3.601.000 €
  • Coordinator: Sabina Elen (Xenics : Engineering)
  • Partners:
    • Itai Lieberman (Imec : Optoelectronics)
    • Marijke Vandewal (Royal Military Academy : CISS : Research unit Laser & Optronics)
    • Karl Fleury-Frenette (Université de Liège : Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL))
    • Igor Nakonechnyi (QustomDot)

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RADSORB
Meta surfaces for Low Observability

  • Theme 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Key words: low observability, radar cross section (RCS), meta surfaces, multilayer material, laser machining
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 1.815.000 €
  • Coordinator: Maarten Venmans (SABCA)
  • Partners:
    • Olivier Malek (Sirris)
    • Xavier Neyt (Royal Military Academy)
    • Koen Hollevoet (Compolam)

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RoCaLiF
RemOte CArrier LIght Fuselage

  • Theme 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Key words: Remote Carrier, Fuselage, Low Cost, Low Observability, High Rate Production
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 3.234.000 €
  • Coordinator: Nicolas Van Hille (Sonaca : R&T Defense)
  • Partners:
    • Philippe Guaino (Centre de Recherches Métallurgiques : A35)
    • Xavier Neyt (Royal Military Academy : CISS)
    • Charles Edouard Dendoncker (Feronyl : R&T)
    • Stephane Deketelaere (Multitel : Embedded Systems)
    • Koen Hollevoet (Compolam : R&T)

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SACITAS
Low cost, highly portable Semi-Active Continuous-wave Infrared Targeting System

  • Theme 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Key words: SACITAS, SAL, seeker, infrared, designator, optronics
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 2.380.000 €
  • Coordinator: Benjamin Rahier (Thales Belgium)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Desoete (Optronic Instruments & Products)
    • Omar Grasso (Lambda-X High Tech)
    • Robin Ansias (ANSDEV)
    • Marijke Vandewal (Royal Military Academy)

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SUPERSTATE
advanced deSign and manUfacturing Processes for complEx cuRved aeroStructures wiTh integrATed kinematics

  • Theme 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Key words: complex curved aerostructures, titanium AM by Direct Energy Deposition, hybrid structures (CFRP-Ti), Dry Fibre Placement, RTM
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.678.000 €
  • Coordinator: Antoon Vervliet (ASCO Industries : Engineering)
  • Partners:
    • Philippine Delanghe (Coexpair Dynamics)
    • Alexis Gerard (Coexpair)
    • Geert Luyckx (Com&Sens)
    • Samuel Milton (Sirris)
    • Joachim Antonissen (Guaranteed)
    • Frederik Desplentere (KU Leuven)
    • Mathieu Renaud (Safran Aero Boosters)

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TWS
Threat Warning Sensor

  • Theme 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Key words: Spectroscopic Imaging, Hyperspectral, Airborne Sensor, Threat Warning, MWIR, LWIR
  • Duration of the project: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.214.000 €
  • Coordinator: Geert Mansvelt (RSV)
  • Partners:
    • Skralan Hosteaux (Royal Military Academy)
    • Nicolas Lewyckyi (VITO)
    • Christophe Van Bavinchove (Verhaert)
    • Jean-Yves Limbrée (FN Herstal)

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