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Spain launches nearly €20 million underwater surveillance technology contest
Spain’s Defence Ministry and CDTI have launched a competitive research programme to develop underwater surveillance systems.
The project is intended to meet needs identified by the ministry, which is led by Margarita Robles.
The prototypes may combine drones, sonar, sensors and artificial intelligence to monitor underwater areas and detect unusual activity.
The programme has nearly €20 million to develop technology that does not yet exist on the market.
Twenty-five company proposals were submitted during an earlier market consultation, including proposals from Indra, Norway’s Kongsberg and France’s Thales.
Indra also announced an alliance with six other companies shortly before the public process was announced.
The work is planned in three stages over 36 months, covering design, prototype development and testing, then pre-operational validation; at most three teams can proceed through the first stage, with up to two competing in later stages.
Spain’s Ministry of Defence and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation have launched a competitive research and development process for underwater surveillance systems.
The pre-commercial procurement project has a budget of nearly €20 million.
It aims to develop a technological solution that is not yet available on the market to meet the ministry’s needs.
The proposed systems may include drones, magnetic anomaly detectors, sonar, sensors and artificial intelligence tools.
A preliminary market consultation received 25 proposals, including from Indra, GMV, Kongsberg and Thales.
- Who
- Spain’s Ministry of Defence and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation.
- What
- They launched a competitive research and development process to develop prototypes of integrated underwater surveillance systems.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Spain. The specific location is not stated.
- Why
- To develop a solution not yet available on the market that meets needs identified by the Ministry of Defence.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation held a preliminary market consultation that received 25 proposals.
Indra announced an alliance with six other companies to develop capabilities for the surveillance and protection of underwater infrastructure.
The Ministry of Defence and the Centre for the Development of Technology and Innovation launched the competitive research and development process.
- Total budget
- Nearly €20 million
- Preliminary consultation
- 25 proposals
- Design phase
- 6 months; nearly €900,000
- Prototype development and verification
- 24 months; €14.5 million
- Pre-operational validation
- 6 months; €4.5 million