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Element 1 - Innovation in satellite Navigation
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Start date: 02/12/2026Duration: 18 MonthsDRIFT is an innovative initiative designed to transform the way lost shipping containers are detected, tracked, and recovered at sea. The project aims to develop an experimental, low-power tracking system capable of following a container from the moment it falls overboard to its potential sinking and retrieval. At its core, DRIFT combines GNSS positioning, IoT connectivity, and…Prime contractor
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Start date: 23/07/2026Duration: 18 MonthsThe objective of 5G-SCRAL "5G for Safety-Critical Railway Advanced Localization" project is to analyse if 5G / FRMCS based positioning could be an alternative and complementary source of PNT for safety-critical rail applications. For this purpose, positioning solutions using the public 5G networks are to be tested in the rail environment.Prime contractor
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Start date: 01/07/2026Duration: 18 MonthsHYENA (Hybrid Black-White-Modelling Estimation and Machine Learning Algorithms for PNT Engines) is an ESA NAVISP project developing next generation Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technologies that combine established estimation techniques with advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning methods. The project investigates how hybrid PNT engines can improve positioning… -
Start date: 01/07/2026Duration: 18 MonthsHYPE (Hybrid PNT Engine) seeks to obtain accurate and robust PNT performance over different scenarios by combining provable and explainable traditional "white box" methods with the adaptability to challenging environments of machine learning based "black box" models The HYPE project aims to: a) investigate the potential benefits of black box techniques, finding out which are the most effective…Subcontractors
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Start date: 04/06/2026Duration: 18 MonthsThe project develops an advanced train positioning solution combining GNSS, 5G, and onboard sensors to ensure safe, accurate, and reliable localization, even in challenging environments like tunnels or urban areas. Its main goal is a high-integrity system compatible with future railway communications (FRMCS), enabling applications such as virtual balises, moving block operations, and…Prime contractor
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Start date: 23/04/2026Duration: 24 MonthsThe 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
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Compact Antenna for Pulsar based Positioning and Acquisition (CAPPA) project investigates whether compact radio-frequency antennas can be designed to detect signals from pulsars, which are fast-rotating neutron stars that produce highly accurate pulsation signals. Such signals have the potential to support future autonomous navigation systems, especially in situations where satellite…Prime contractor
Name: Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)
Country: Netherlands
Website: https://www.tue.nl/en/research/research-groups/electromagnetics
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Start date: 25/03/2026Duration: 24 MonthsPASQUALE (Precise and Stable Navigation with Quantum Accelerometer) aims at advancing next-generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies. The project explores the integration of quantum inertial sensing with conventional GNSS and inertial systems to enhance navigation accuracy and robustness, particularly in GNSS-degraded or denied environments. At its core, PASQUALE develops…Subcontractors
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Start date: 16/02/2026Duration: 24 MonthsPNT satellite systems (i.e. GNSS) have become an integral part of contemporary society and economy. However, increasing reliance on continuous PNT availability raises concerns related to service disruptions, hardware failures, intentional jamming or spoofing, and operations in GNSS-denied environments. The Muometric Positioning System (MuPS) uses galactic cosmic rays to enable positioning where…Prime contractor
Name: INRiM - Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica
Country: Italy
Website: https://www.inrim.it/
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Name: HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics
Country: Hungary
Website: https://wigner.hu/en/about-us
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Start date: 15/02/2026Duration: 22 MonthsThe main objective of this project is to design, develop, and validate a prototype ultra-large synthetic aperture array (ULSA) GNSS receiver for automotive applications, both hardware and software, based on a moving array antenna. While there is a lot of prior art on GNSS antenna array techniques, and some on extending a single GNSS antenna into a synthetic array, there are no documented real-life…
