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  • 110 - User Equipment Platform for Positioning with 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

    110 - User Equipment Platform for Positioning with 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Networks

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 23/04/2026
    Duration: 24 Months
    The activity will design and develop a generic user equipment (UE) platform in the form of hardware and software to evaluate and trade off user-side processing solutions and algorithms for positioning with 5G/6G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN).

    Prime contractor

    Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

    Name: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.airbus.com

    Subcontractors

    Eurecom

    Name: Eurecom

    Country: France

    Website: http://www.eurecom.fr

  • 253 - Reliable GNSS Navigation with PNT from LEO

    253 - Reliable GNSS Navigation with PNT from LEO

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 02/03/2026
    Duration: 48 Months
    Overview This project aims to advance the field of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) by integrating Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite signals with existing Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) technologies. The primary focus is on improving positioning and navigation capabilities, particularly within the professional high-end GNSS market, such as precision agriculture.…

    Prime contractor

    John Deere

    Name: John Deere

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.deere.de/de-de

    Subcontractors

    Xona Space Systems UK

    Name: Xona Space Systems UK

    Country: United Kingdom

    Website: https://www.xonaspace.com/

    ITIS GmbH

    Name: ITIS GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.unibw.de/itis

  • 108 - Assessment of Time Transfer Techniques For Resilient  Regional (Transnational) UTC Infrastructure

    108 - Assessment of Time Transfer Techniques For Resilient Regional (Transnational) UTC Infrastructure

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 12/02/2026
    Duration: 18 Months
    The aim of the project is to demonstrate selected time and frequency transfer (UTC) techniques based on fibre optic networks. The implementation of such techniques, complementary to GNSS, is crucial to ensure the proper functioning of both the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) and the various sectors of the economy.  The project involves demonstrating two alternative scenarios for…

    Prime contractor

    Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences Poznan Supercomputing  and Network Center (PCSS)

    Name: Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences Poznan Supercomputing and Network Center (PCSS)

    Country: Poland

    Website: https://www.psnc.pl/

    Subcontractors

    PTB (Physikalisch-Technische  Bundesanstalt)

    Name: PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt)

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.ptb.de/cms/en.html

    Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Science (CBK-PAN)

    Name: Space Research Centre Polish Academy of Science (CBK-PAN)

    Country: Poland

    Website: https://cbkpan.pl/en/

    AGH University of Krakow (AGH)

    Name: AGH University of Krakow (AGH)

    Country: Poland

    Website: https://www.agh.edu.pl/en

    SURF B.V.

    Name: SURF B.V.

    Country: Netherlands

    Website: https://www.surf.nl/en

    VSL

    Name: VSL

    Country: Netherlands

    Website: https://www.vsl.nl/

  • 246 - CrowdShield GNSS

    246 - CrowdShield GNSS

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 15/12/2025
    Duration: 15 Months
    As GNSS threats such as jamming and spoofing increase, impacting critical missions and infrastructures, the demand for real-time GNSS service monitoring grows. CrowdShield GNSS meets this need by delivering real-time monitoring and alerts for GNSS degradations at global, regional, and local scales. The solution innovatively hybridizes data from existing GNSS receivers, and ADS-B streams,…

    Prime contractor

    Thales Services

    Name: Thales Services

    Country: France

    Website: https://www.thalesgroup.com

    Subcontractors

    Joanneum Research

    Name: Joanneum Research

    Country: Austria

    Website: https://www.joanneum.at/

    SkAI Data Services

    Name: SkAI Data Services

    Country: Switzerland

    Website: https://www.skai-data-services.com/

    WORK Microwave

    Name: WORK Microwave

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://work-microwave.com/

  • 256 - open.receiver.org – a marketplace for European PNT service

    256 - open.receiver.org – a marketplace for European PNT service

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 14/11/2025
    Duration: 19 Months
    The openRECEIVER system shall enable highly specialized GNSS experts to sell their PNT Software-as-a-Service (PNT SaaS) to Domain Application Developers of various market segments. The technology used makes PNT services better accessible to none GNSS experts, improving the penetration capability of European PNT products on global markets. The openRECEIVER platform will serve as a centralized…

    Prime contractor

    thya aerospace GmbH

    Name: thya aerospace GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://thya-aerospace.com

  • 288 - Enhanced Integrated Guidance-Coms System from LEO Satellites

    288 - Enhanced Integrated Guidance-Coms System from LEO Satellites

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 11/11/2025
    Duration: 24 Months
    The project aims to develop an integrated system for communication, guidance, and control for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) by using communication signals from LEO Communications constellations opportunistically for navigation purposes, to enable navigation in GNSS-denied circumstances. The project involves the development of three main components: a user terminal antenna with hybrid…

    Prime contractor

    INSTER TECNOLOGÍA Y COMUNICACIONES.S.A.

    Name: INSTER TECNOLOGÍA Y COMUNICACIONES.S.A.

    Country: Spain

    Website: https://grupooesia.com/inster/

    Subcontractors

    UAV Navigation

    Name: UAV Navigation

    Country: Spain

    Website: https://www.uavnavigation.com/

    f.u.n.k.e. AVIONICS GmbH

    Name: f.u.n.k.e. AVIONICS GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.funkeavionics.de/

  • 111 - Managing GNSS Local Effects in the Railway Environment for Advanced Safe Train Positioning

    111 - Managing GNSS Local Effects in the Railway Environment for Advanced Safe Train Positioning

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 29/10/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    The main objective of this ITT is the study, design, implementation and demonstration of technologies, techniques and solutions to handle the presence of GNSS local effects (multipath, NLOS, jamming, spoofing) within the context of an EGNOS supported multi-sensor localization unit for railway users. This project aims at filling this gap by considering the following specific objectives:  1.…

    Prime contractor

    DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Name: DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.dlr.de/kn/en/

    Subcontractors

    Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Name: Thales Alenia Space France SAS

    Country: France

    Website: https://www.thalesaleniaspace.com/fr

    Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

    Name: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

    Country: Switzerland

    Website: https://www.sbb.ch/de

  • 106 - Beamforming User Antenna for Wideband Radionavigation Signals in C-band.

    106 - Beamforming User Antenna for Wideband Radionavigation Signals in C-band.

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 20/10/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    The EL1-106 MAGIC aims to address the development of a TRL 6 antenna array navigation receiver prototype, enabling PNT solutions in the C-band frequency, using the coming LEO- PNT IoD C-band signals. The main objectives for this activity are: Develop a receiver with C-band signal processing capability (up to high signal-bandwidth) Extend the receiver processing to support ESA LEO-PNT…

    Prime contractor

    IFEN GmbH

    Name: IFEN GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.ifen.com/

    Subcontractors

    IDS – Chair of Integrated Digital Systems and Circuit Design at RWTH Aachen University

    Name: IDS – Chair of Integrated Digital Systems and Circuit Design at RWTH Aachen University

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.ids.rwth-aachen.de/

    DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Name: DLR - Institute of Communications and Navigation

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.dlr.de/kn/en/

  • 108 bis - Assessment of Time and Frequency Transfer Techniques for Resilient Regional (Transnational) UTC Infrastructure

    108 bis - Assessment of Time and Frequency Transfer Techniques for Resilient Regional (Transnational) UTC Infrastructure

    Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
    Start date: 04/09/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    This activity will demonstrate a fiber-optic technique for high-precision time and frequency transfer as a robust complement to GNSS, enabling UTC distribution across geographically separated and even transnational sites. Building on Cycle’s long-standing expertise in stabilized RF transfer over short-range fiber-optic links, the work will advance this capability to long-haul distances exceeding…

    Prime contractor

    Cycle GmbH

    Name: Cycle GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://www.cyclelasers.com/

  • 245 - SoLPOINT - Safety of Life Positioning and Operational Integrity for Automated Trucks

    245 - SoLPOINT - Safety of Life Positioning and Operational Integrity for Automated Trucks

    Element 2 - Competitiveness in PNT
    Start date: 30/06/2025
    Duration: 18 Months
    The SoLPOINT project addresses the critical challenge of ensuring the safe operation of highly automated trucks, which is crucial for the advancement of autonomous driving. In accordance with emerging regulations like the German Act on Autonomous Driving (§AFGBV = “Autonome-Fahrzeuge-Genehmigungs-und-Betriebs-Verordnung”), SoLPOINT will develop and implement a state-of-the-art technical…

    Prime contractor

    DiMOS Operations GmbH

    Name: DiMOS Operations GmbH

    Country: Germany

    Website: https://dimos-ops.com/

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