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Projectfiches

AHOI: Adaptive Human Operator Interaction with Autonomous Systems
AIDefSpace: Gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie om telecommunicatie- en satellietpositioneringssystemen te beschermen tegen de interferentie van ruimteweer gebeurtenissen
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: Betaalbare Quick-reaction onderschepping van UAS en Lange Afstandsprecisie
BlasTex: Blast and fragment resistant Textile
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Analyse van uitgeademde lucht om de fysieke en mentale paraatheid van soldaten te bepalen
Dep5GforRNAV: Inzetbare 5G-netwerken voor geavanceerde marinetoepassingen
FORCES: FOundations for Reliable, CorrEct, and Secure robotic systems
GUIDED: Goggles-gebaseerde gebruikersinterface voor detectie van explosieven
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
INSERT-BD: Integratie van NEET's in de samenleving door tewerkstelling, aanwerving en opleiding in de Belgische Defensie
MARISPEC: Beveiliging en bescherming van maritieme infrastructuur door verbeterde multi-golflengte dronebewaking
METAJAM: Conforme technologie met META-surfaces voor breedband en JAmming met Multiband-antennes
MONA: Miniaturized mOtion-triggered eNergy hArvester for wireless communication and battery recharging
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
SALTO: Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations
SIREN: Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy
STATS: Sensor- en testdata analyse tools voor soldaten om vermoeidheid te voorspellen en blessures, infecties en uitval te verminderen
TaMaCare: Tactical Environmental Mapping for Battlefield Casualty Care
ThreatSens: Sensitieve ter plaatse detectie van explosieven voor de veiligheid van Defensie
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

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

Second Call 2022
AIDefSpace: Gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie om telecommunicatie- en satellietpositioneringssystemen te beschermen tegen de interferentie van ruimteweer gebeurtenissen
BOLSTER: Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk
BREATHFIT: Analyse van uitgeademde lucht om de fysieke en mentale paraatheid van soldaten te bepalen
Dep5GforRNAV : Inzetbare 5G-netwerken voor geavanceerde marinetoepassingen
HYDE: Hydrogen technology for energy supply in Defence applications
STATS: Sensor- en testdata analyse tools voor soldaten om vermoeidheid te voorspellen en blessures, infecties en uitval te verminderen

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: Betaalbare Quick-reaction onderschepping van UAS en Lange Afstandsprecisie
BlasTex: Blast and fragment resistant Textile
SIREN: Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy
ThreatSens: Sensitieve ter plaatse detectie van explosieven voor de veiligheid van Defensie
VENT-DEFENSE: Tackling a ventilator surge capacity problem by developing an AI based protocol for Individualized Shared Ventilation

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-gebaseerde gebruikersinterface voor detectie van explosieven
HITS: The effect of High-velocity ballistic Impact on the Thermo-mechanical behaviour of Space material
MARISPEC: Beveiliging en bescherming van maritieme infrastructuur door verbeterde multi-golflengte dronebewaking
METAJAM: Conforme technologie met META-surfaces voor breedband en JAmming met Multiband-antennes
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 O&O 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

First Call 2021

INSERT-BD
Integratie van NEET's in de samenleving door tewerkstelling, aanwerving en opleiding in de Belgische Defensie

  • Thema 1: Employment of NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) for Belgian Defence Network
  • Kernwoorden: NEET, Duurzame werkgelegenheid, Arbeidsmarkttransities, Aanwerving, Arbeidsorganisatie, Militaire organisatie
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2023
  • Budget: 199.725 €
  • Coördinator: Ezra Dessers (KULeuven - HIVA)
  • Partner: Delphine Resteigne (Ecole royale militaire - Koninklijke Militaire school ERM-KMS)

Documentatie

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 | Protocolakkoord ondertekend tussen Defensie en Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

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

  • Thema 2: Small Energy Harvesting systems for defence applications
  • Kernwoorden: mechanische energiewinning en -beheer, sensor node, herladen van batterijen
  • Projectduur: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2024
  • Budget: 399.545 €
  • Coördinator: Jean-Michel Redouté (ULiège - Microsys Laboratory)
  • Partner: Patrick Heins (FN Herstal (FNH))

Documentatie

Event

  • 13-12-2021 | Protocolakkoord ondertekend tussen Defensie en Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

SALTO
Secure Active Learning for Territorial Observations

  • Thema 3: Space technologies for Defence applications
  • Kernwoorden: actief leren, geautomatiseerde detecties, cyclische verkeerspatronen, deep learning, interoperabele datasets, veilige architectuur
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2021 - 01/12/2023
  • Budget: 271.600 €
  • Coördinator: Eric Hallot (Institut Scientifique de Service Public (ISSeP) - Remote Sensing and Geodata)
  • Partners:
    • Benoît Macq (UCLouvain)
    • Olivier Dubois - (Oscars s.a.)

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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 | Protocolakkoord ondertekend tussen Defensie en Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid

Second Call 2022

AIDefSpace
Gebruik van kunstmatige intelligentie om telecommunicatie- en satellietpositioneringssystemen te beschermen tegen de interferentie van ruimteweer gebeurtenissen

  • Thema 1: Space Weather for security and defence applications
  • Kernwoorden: zonneactiviteit, geomagnetisch, ionosfeer
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 906.000 €
  • Coördinator: Stefaan Poedts (KU Leuven)
  • Partner: Matthieu Melcot (Space Applications Services NV/SA)

Documentatie

BREATHFIT
Analyse van uitgeademde lucht om de fysieke en mentale paraatheid van soldaten te bepalen

  • Thema 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Kernwoorden: Uitgeademde lucht, modulair systeem, biomarkers, monitoring, overtraining
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 1.048.000 €
  • Coördinator: Michelle Laeremans (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek, VITO)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Verlije (Voxdale)
    • Damien Van Tiggelen (Militair Hospitaal Koningin Astrid, Hôpital Militaire Reine Astrid)

Documentatie

BOLSTER
Beyond 5G mObile Standalone Tactical nEtwoRk

  • Thema 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Kernwoorden: Beyond 5G, basisstation gemonteerd, tactiel network in een voertuig, dynamische spectrum sharing, zero-touch implementatie, seamless interworking
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 01/03/2026
  • Budget: 800.679 €
  • Coördinator: Ingrid Moerman (Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum, IMEC)
  • Partner: Jens Buysse (Citymesh)

Documentatie

Dep5GforRNAV
Inzetbare 5G-netwerken voor geavanceerde marinetoepassingen

  • Thema 2: 5/6G for military, security and crisis applications
  • Kernwoorden: 5G, communicatienetwerken, netwerktechnologie, maritiem, marine
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Budget: 735.805 €
  • Coördinator: Ronny Dewaele (e-BO Enterprises)
  • Partner: François Quitin (Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB)

Documentatie

HYDE
HYdrogen technology for energy supply in DEfence applications

  • Thema 3: Sustainable and “green” energy applications for military use
  • Kernwoorden: waterstof, PV, electrolyser, brandstofcel, WKK, microgrid
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2026
  • Budget: 1.693.000 €
  • Coördinator: Frank Buysschaert (KU Leuven)
  • Partners:
    • Sam Schotte (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Zuid)
    • Rob De Roo (Katholieke Hogeschool VIVES Noord)
    • Sven Duchatelet (Solenco Power)

Documentatie

STATS
Sensor- en testdata analyse tools voor soldaten om vermoeidheid te voorspellen en blessures, infecties en uitval te verminderen

  • Thema 4: Preventive Medicine for improved soldier fitness
  • Kernwoorden: slimme coaching, AI-gebaseerde voorspellingen, continue monitoring, vroegtijdige waarschuwing, testbatterij
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2024
  • Budget: 1.200.000€
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

Third Call 2023

AHOI
Adaptive Human Operator Interaction with Autonomous Systems

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

Documentatie

AMC3
Automated Methodology for Common Criteria Certification

  • Thema 1: CYBER
  • Kernwoorden: cyberbeveiliging, certificering
  • Projectduur: 01/02/2024 - 31/07/2027
  • Budget: 1.590.634€
  • Coördinator: Axel Legay (UCLOUVAIN/ Pôle en ingénierie informatique)
  • Partners:
    • Philippe Massonet (CETIC/ Business Research Alignment)
    • Wim Mees (KMS/Communicatie- en informatiesystemen en sensoren)
    • Yves Roskam (FN Herstal S.A./ FN Herstal Business Development)

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ANDORRA
AdvaNceD cOmposite for smaRt pRotective Armour

  • Thema 5: Materials
  • Kernwoorden: composiet, hybride materialen, schadedetectie, energieabsorptie, smart protection
  • Projectduur: 01/03/2024 – 28/02/2027
  • Budget: 1.597.371 €
  • Coördinator: Emmanuel Detaille (Coexpair)
  • Partners:
    • Abdenour Melikechi (John Cockerill Defence, Engineering department)
    • Frederik Coghe (Koninklijke Militaire School, Terminal Ballistics department)
    • Sidi Ahmed Mahmoudi (Université de Mons, Informatique, Logiciel & Intelligence Artificielle lab.)

Documentatie

AQUILA
Betaalbare Quick-reaction onderschepping van UAS en Lange Afstandsprecisie

  • Thema 3: Open theme SMEs
  • Kernwoorden: UAS, C/UAV, reactieve materialen, nabijheidsbuis, lange afstand
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2023 – 01/12/2026
  • Budget: 1.253K €
  • Coördinator: Wilfried Thiebaut (Thales Belgium)
  • Partners:
    • Romuald Van Riet (Koninklijke Militaire School)
    • Jean-Hervé Lecat (Lambda-X)
    • Thomas Godfroid (Materia Nova)

Documentatie

BlasTex
Blast and fragment resistant Textile

  • Thema 5: Materials
  • Kernwoorden: PPE, Vest, Explosion, Blast, Fragments
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2024 - 30/04/2028
  • Budget: 894.000 €
  • Coördinator: Kristof Daels (Sioen NV)
  • Partners:
    • Wim Van Paepegem (Universiteit Gent / Vakgroep Materialen, Textiel en Chemische Technologie)
    • David Lecompte (Koninklijke Militaire Academie / Afdeling Bouw- en Straaltechniek)

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SIREN
Ship Intel foR the BElgian Navy

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

Documentatie

ThreatSens
Sensitieve ter plaatse detectie van explosieven voor de veiligheid van Defensie

  • Thema 3: Open theme SMEs
  • Kernwoorden: Explosieven, detectie, Elektrochemie
  • Projectduur: 01/01/2024 - 01/01/2028
  • Budget: 766.938 €
  • Coördinator: Karolien De Wael (Universiteit Antwerpen, Departement Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen, A-Sense Lab)
  • Partners:
    • Bart Simoens (Koninklijke Militaire Academie)
    • Pascal Mertens (Coris BioConcept)

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

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

Documentatie

Fourth Call 2024

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

  • Thema 3: Improved Underwater Communications between Sensors/Weapon Systems and Data systems to Render Data into Actionable Data
  • Kernwoorden: onderwater akoestische communicatie, herconfigureerbare akoestische radio, multi-hop meshing, UAV-zwermen
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 – 1/03/2028
  • Budget: 680.928 €
  • Coördinator: Eli De Poorter (IDLab, imec & Ghent University)
  • Partner: Jean-Francois Determe (BEAMS-EE, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB))

Documentatie

FORCES
FOundations for Reliable, CorrEct, and Secure robotic systems

  • Thema 1: CYBER - Short-term Mitigation Techniques for Software Resilience
  • Kernwoorden: Cyberbeveiliging, Geheugenveiligheid, Code-transpilatie, Defensierobotica, Evaluatie van de performantie, Legacy-code
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 1.663.033 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

GUIDED
Goggles-gebaseerde gebruikersinterface voor detectie van explosieven.

  • Thema 4: Next-Generation Vision and Sensor Fusion
  • Kernwoorden: Opruiming van explosieven, robotica, 3D-reconstructie, 3D-visualisatie, SLAM, Neurale netwerken
  • Projectduur: 1/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.799.556 €
  • Coördinator: Marc Proesmans (Trace vzw)
  • Partners:
    • Dominick Vanthienen (Intermodalics BV)
    • Geert De Cubber (Royal Military Academy)

Documentatie

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

  • Thema 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Kernwoorden: Thermisch beschermingsmateriaal – Ballistische impact – Hypersonica
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.553.197 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

MARISPEC
Beveiliging en bescherming van maritieme infrastructuur door verbeterde multi-golflengte dronebewaking

  • Thema 2: Securing critical Maritime Infrastructure
  • Kernwoorden: Maritieme bewaking, autonome drones, multi-golflengtecamera's, machinaal leren
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024- 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.302.366 €
  • Coördinator: Steve Vanlanduit (Universiteit Antwerpen – Departement Electromechanica)
  • Partners:
    • Frederik Winters (DroneMatrix NV)
    • Pieter Deroo (Xenics NV)

Documentatie

METAJAM
Conforme technologie met META-surfaces voor breedband en JAmming met Multiband-antennes

  • Thema 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Kernwoorden: Antennes voor tactische voertuigen, Conforme metasurfaces-technologie, RF-Front-ends, Multi-beam, Jamming
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2029
  • Budget: 713.386 €
  • Coördinator: Shambhu Nath Jha (Thales Belgium SA - SIXBE Hardware Discipline, Hardware Department)
  • Partner: Hendrik Rogier (IMEC VZW IDLab-Electromagnetics group, imec-UGent)

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NAV-ALERT
Naval Alertness Monitoring System for Enhanced Operational Readiness

  • Thema 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Kernwoorden: Alertheidsmonitoring, UWB activiteitsherkenning, DEAP stressmonitoring
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.301.134 €
  • Coördinator: Eli De Poorter (IDLab, imec & Universiteit Gent)
  • Partners:
    • Alain Bicqué (Bainisha BV)
    • Philippe Vanhoutte (Magicview)
    • Ronny Broekx (ePoint)

Documentatie

NEMEA
Novel Energetic Materials for Efficient Ammunition

  • Thema 6: Open Call: Research on Innovative and Future-Oriented Defence Solutions
  • Kernwoorden: Energetisch materiaal, springstof, stuwstof, ontsteking, munitie, obscurant.
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 1.561.905 €
  • Coördinator: Romuald Van Riet (Koninklijke Militaire School – Departement Chemie)
  • Partners:
    • Thomas Godfroid (Materia Nova)
    • Hugues Charlier (KNDS Belgium)
    • Benjamin Rahier (Thales Belgium)
    • Arnaud Osi (NanoPyro)

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SAILS
Safe Autonomous Integrated Landing system for Ships

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

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TaMaCare
Tactical Environmental Mapping for Battlefield Casualty Care

  • Thema 5: Prolonged Forward Casualty Care
  • Kernwoorden: slachtofferopsporing, dreigingsdetectie, cartografie
  • Projectduur: 01/12/2024 - 01/03/2028
  • Budget: 901.930 €
  • Coördinator: Charles Hamesse (Royal Military Academy, Department of Mathematics, 3D Perception Lab)
  • Partners:
    • Hiep Luong (Universiteit Gent, imec - IPI - URC)
    • Julie Neckebroek (Pozyx)

Documentatie

NGCAT O&O Call 2024

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

  • Thema 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Kernwoorden: Cementitious Matrix Composites, high temperature composites, impact blast resistant, stealth, Belgian Supply Chain
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 2.247.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

ACE4ACES
Advanced Cockpit Enhancements for Air Combat Efficiency and Success

  • Thema 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Kernwoorden: cockpit, human-machine interface, artificiële intelligentie, eye-tracking, schermen, holografie
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.985.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

AMoSKA
Advanced MOvable Structure, Kinematic and Actuation

  • Thema 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Kernwoorden: Control Surfaces, Morphing, Structure, Actuation, Kinematic
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.201.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Kernwoorden: Net-shape Composite, Automatisering, Digital Twin, Optimalisatie, Simulatie, Strategische productie
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.938.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 2: Propulsion and accessories
  • Kernwoorden: compressor, verstoorde luchtstroom, operabiliteit, experimentele meting
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.415.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Kernwoorden: Composietmaterialen, SQRTM-proces, Digitale expertise, Data-analyse, Multiphysische simulatie, Digital twin
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 1.175.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

  • Thema 2: Propulsion and accessories
  • Kernwoorden: Thermisch beheer, Energetische efficiëntie, Compactheid, Elektrificatie, Numerieke simulatie.
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.232.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Kernwoorden: UAV-robotica, UAV-gegevensorkestratie, veilige communicatie, multispectrale DRI, hybride fysica en gen- gebaseerde software, genereren van synthetische en echte beelden
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.321.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Kernwoorden: EMA, roterende actuator, besturingssysteem, gevechtsvliegtuig, loyal wingman
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.042.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Kernwoorden: Kortegolf-infrarood (SWIR), Quantumdots, Hyper-/multispectral, Miniaturisatie
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 3.601.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 4: Transversal Disruptive Enabling technologies
  • Kernwoorden: low observability, radar cross section (RCS), meta surfaces, multilayer material, laser machining
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 1.815.000 €
  • Coördinator: Maarten Venmans (SABCA)
  • Partners:
    • Olivier Malek (Sirris)
    • Xavier Neyt (Royal Military Academy)
    • Koen Hollevoet (Compolam)

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RoCaLiF
RemOte CArrier LIght Fuselage

  • Thema 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Kernwoorden: onbemand luchtvaartuig, romp, lage detecteerbaarheid, kost reductie, volume productie
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 3.234.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Kernwoorden: SACITAS, SAL, seeker, infrared, designator, optronics
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 2.380.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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

  • Thema 1: Structures and associated subsystems
  • Kernwoorden: complexe vliegtuigstructuren, Ti AM door Direct Energy Deposition, hybridestructuren (CFRP-Ti), Dry Fibre Placement, RTM
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 4.678.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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)

Documentatie

TWS
Threat Warning Sensor

  • Thema 3: Communication, Cyber, Avionics, embedded sensors and networks
  • Kernwoorden: Spectroscopic Imaging, Hyperspectral, Airborne Sensor, Threat Warning, MWIR, LWIR
  • Projectduur: 01/05/2025 – 01/02/2028
  • Budget: 5.214.000 €
  • Coördinator: 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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