What does INDRA do in the CASSATA project?

Indra Sistemas is the leader of the Collaborative Sensors Technical Area of the CASSATA Project, aimed at enabling technologies in adaptive and collaborative sensing, data processing, data fusion, artificial intelligence, and sensor management to develop a multimodal/multiplatform sensor grid. Indra also performs relevant activities in the RF and Radar Technical Area 3, leading and contributing to developments related to passive radar. Additionally, Indra contributes to several Key Technologies (KTs), particularly in multimodal fusion models, interoperability layers, and advanced passive sensing architectures, enhancing mission resilience and detection performance across distributed sensor networks..

What does INDRA aim to achieve by participating in the CASSATA project?

Indra Sistemas expects to demonstrate the operational benefits of a distributed network of covert sensors by improving situational awareness through collaborative sensing, data fusion, and AI-driven management. The project enables testing and refinement of key technologies in realistic scenarios, helping assess performance in terms of resilience, stealth, and detection accuracy. By leveraging simulation tools and mission-oriented validation, Indra aims to advance its capabilities in multi-domain sensor integration and reinforce its position as a leader in defence-grade sensor networks and passive sensing technologies.

What specific areas does INDRA focus on in the CASSATA project to improve covert sensing and operational effectiveness amidst rapid changes in European defense?

Indra Sistemas will focus on advancing sensor management and the exploitation, fusion, and interoperability of data from heterogeneous and distributed covert sensors. Within the Collaborative Sensors Technical Area, Indra aims to enhance cooperation among sensors through innovative AI/ML-based methods, ensuring scalable and resilient situational awareness. Additionally, in Technical Area 3, Indra contributes to the development of passive radar solutions to improve covert detection capabilities in contested electromagnetic environments. These efforts will support greater operational effectiveness in rapidly evolving threat scenarios.

What does BDI do in the CASSATA project?

BDI’s main role is interaction with end users, military perspective understanding of ISTAR activities and systems, and validation. Main effort is in WP2: Requirements elicitation, architecture, and validation plan.

What does BDI aim to achieve by participating in the CASSATA project?

State of the art and future advanced ISTAR system view, capability and technical characteristics.

What specific areas does BDI focus on in the CASSATA project to improve covert sensing and operational effectiveness amidst rapid changes in European defense?

BDI will focus on fully understanding of military requirements and the appropriate translation in technical ones. During validation of the system ensure clear demonstration of effectiveness of the system.

What does AIT do in the CASSATA project?

AIT is Austria’s largest Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and a major international player in many areas of research. In the CASSATA project, our main focus is on the Optronics Technical Area (TA1), which includes efforts in WP3, WP4 and WP5. In particular, we are the work package leader for WP5. We are also involved in the Collaborative Sensors Studies & Design (WP15, WP16). Our focus is on the development of our edge-based multi-sensor platform, the integration of different optical sensors and the use of AI for object detection.

What does AIT aim to achieve by participating in the CASSATA project?

As an RTO, we expect to develop and improve our edge-based multi-sensor platform. Our goal is to improve our AI-based object detection algorithms and integrate them into our edge-based system to be independent of large server solutions. By collaborating with partners, we aim to refine our technology, increase our know-how and expand our expertise.

What specific areas does AIT focus on in the CASSATA project to improve covert sensing and operational effectiveness amidst rapid changes in European defense?

In the CASSATA project, we will focus on our edge-based multi-sensor platform. Our goal is to make the platform modular and easy to deploy. With this modular concept and edge-based AI object detection algorithms, we plan to improve situational awareness and ensure that the system is independent of large server infrastructures.

What does RHI do in the CASSATA project?

RHI will focus on the studies concerning networks of multistatic LPI radar networks. These will help to improve the techniques and capabilities about the radar surveillance and tracking operations for air defence against stealths , drones, loitering and C-RAM munition targets.

What does RHI aim to achieve by participating in the CASSATA project?

The participation in the CASSATA project helps RHI to establish more contacts with partners who share the same interests. In addition, CASSATA allows RHI to develop new sensors with state-of-the-art technology, such as stand-alone or networks of Radar sensors, with particular concern about multistatic operative configuration. As the battlefield of the future becomes more complex, a multitude of different Low Probability of Intercept sensors will need to be operate together and their sensor data fused to produce a unified situational awareness report.

What specific areas does RHI focus on in the CASSATA project to improve covert sensing and operational effectiveness amidst rapid changes in European defense?

RHI focus shall be in the use of active radar networks, utilizing multistatic techniques where the covert sensing capabilities shall be realized by the use of smart use of the mobility deployment nodes and by the control of the Low Probability of Intercept generated waveforms as well as the tranmitted power management strategy. The above mentioned charatericstics shall be based on the state of the art technologies concerning radar architectures and signal processing capabilities.

What does TRT do in the CASSATA project?

In the Physics group of Thales Research & Technology (TRT), the Optics and Signal Processing Laboratory is involved in research and development of original concepts and devices exploiting piezo-electric, electro-optic, lasing and nonlinear optical properties. In the CASSATA project, it will bring its expertise to two of the four explored Technical Areas, Optronics and Acoustics, in work packages dealing with generating knowledge, studies and design.

What does TRT aim to achieve by participating in the CASSATA project?

Networking with peers and scientific and technological consolidation of concepts studied to date at moderate TRL levels are key motivations for TRT.

What specific areas does TRT focus on in the CASSATA project to improve covert sensing and operational effectiveness amidst rapid changes in European defense?

In the Optronics area, TRT studies multimode sum frequency generation as a mean to obtain infrared images from standard CMOS cameras and builds a covert active upconversion imager at 2 µm. In the Acoustics area, TRT is exploring the suitability of Distributed Acoustic Sensing with Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry for the covert detection of artillery, vehicles and soldiers on the battlefield.