What Defense, Aiad, Cefriel and Leonardo will do on the Gcap
The initiative of the Ministry of Defense "GCAP Acceleration Initiative" kicks off, which aims to support and increase the network of Italian excellence that will support the Defense in the development phase of the Gcap program, the project of Italy, the United Kingdom and Japan relating to the development of a next generation system of systems and multi-domain operations
The Italian Defense calls together universities, research centres, companies and startups to work together on innovative solutions that can be applied in the process of technological maturation of the Gcap (Global Combat Air Program), the project aimed at realizing, in collaboration with the Kingdom and Japan , a System of Systems based on a sixth generation platform, capable of operating in multi-domain scenarios.
The initiative of the Ministry of Defense "GCAP Acceleration Initiative" kicks off today, with the opening of about 40 technological explorations aimed at the business and academic world.
Launched by the Ministry of Defence, the call is promoted in collaboration with Cefriel – Digital Innovation Center of the Milan Polytechnic, Aiad – Italian Aerospace, Defense and Security Companies Federation – Leonardo, as a strategic partner of the Gcap program , and the leading companies in the sector domains Avio Aero, Elettronica, MBDA Italia.
“The initiative is of fundamental importance, as it will allow Italy to participate in the GCAP program with a contribution in terms of technological solutions of absolute value, in order to exercise national operational, technological and industrial sovereignty, while promoting the competitiveness of the industry in the sector, with evident positive transversal effects for the entire national economic fabric” explains the joint note.
Rome, Tokyo and London aim to complete the basic GCAP project by 2024 according to the plans discussed in Tokyo by the defense ministers of the three countries Crosetto, Hamada and Wallace last month.
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WHAT IS THE CALL GCAP ACCELERATION INITIATIVE?
These technological explorations – open until 19 May 2023 – will bring together the best proposals on a broad spectrum of topics, including propulsion systems, optical and laser systems, IR sensors, materials and metamaterials for low observability or with high thermal performance, navigation, model generation and development of digital twins of aeronautical systems, artificial intelligence (AI) applied to the management of autonomous systems and mission systems, cyber security and embedded electronic devices.
Downstream of the collection process, the promoters say, the selection of the best design solutions will begin, which will lead to the engagement of the entrepreneurial realities and the best talents needed in the co-design phase, together with the Ministry of Defense and industries. ”
THE PLATFORM CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH CEFRIEL (POLIMI)
Furthermore, the "GCAP Acceleration Initiative" will benefit from an IT platform created in collaboration with CEFRIEL (Politecnico di Milano) through which to do technological scouting: Foresight Acceleration Platform . In particular, the platform will form a bridge between Defense and the national innovation ecosystem, presenting the challenges to research players and businesses, with the aim of identifying the most suitable technological solutions.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/innovazione/al-via-la-call-di-segredifesa-aiad-cefriel-e-leonardo-sul-gcap-acceleration-initiative/ on Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:12:23 +0000.