High Frequency Over the Horizon Sensors’ Cognitive Network

The project “High Frequency Over The Horizon Sensors’ Cognitive Network” (iFURTHER) aims to address air and sea long range detection (over the horizon) by developing new technologies to be integrated in a network of HF infrastructures operating in a collaborative way. At the end, the project will contribute to develop a persistent and very wide-area EU defence capability, to monitor air and sea domains by delivering some concrete and scalable solutions to consider.

Goal
 Detection and tracking of air and sea targets at long range over the horizon, far beyond current existing systems, by utilization of sky-wave and surface-wave signal reflections;
 Filling of the gaps and extension of current air and sea EU radar surveillance coverage, by implementing a multi static sensors’ configuration being supported by ad hoc networking protocols;
 Implementation of cognitive radar management schemes to optimize the operational parameters in real time and in accordance with the environmental conditions;
 Implementation of advanced signal processing techniques to improve over-the-horizon detection and tracking performance as well as target localization capabilities

Lead Partner
ELLINIKI AEROPORIKI VIOMICHANIA ANONYMI ETAIREIA
Partners involved
OFFICE NATIONAL D’ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES, ETHNIKO ASTEROSKOPEIO ATHINON, IMATIK-EFARMOGES YPSILIS TEXNOLOGIAS ETAIREIA PERIORISMENIS EFTHINIS, CONSORZIO NAZIONALE INTERUNIVERSITARIO PER LE TELECOMUNICAZIONI, ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA, POLITECHNIKA WARSZAWSKA, FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV, HELZEL MESSTECHNIK GMBH, TECHNISCH-MATHEMATISCHE STUDIENGESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG, INDRA SISTEMAS SA, UNIVERSIDAD DE ALCALA, BHE BONN HUNGARY ELEKTRONIKAI KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG, SIGNALGENERIX LIMITED, PATRIA AVIATION OY, ERA AS, MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE, GREECE, L – UP SAS

Duration
01 December 2022 – 30 November 2025

Funding
€ 10,955,937.10 (European Defence Fund)

More information
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/projects-details/44181033/101103607/EDF
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-07/Factsheet_EDF21_iFURTHER_1.pdf