📋 Tender Overview
The implementation of ARTUS a project selected under the 2019 call for proposals for the EU Preparatory Action on Defence Research PADR managed by EDA was officially launched at an online kick-off meeting held on 10 February 2021. ARTUS stands for Autonomous Rough-terrain Transport UGV Swarm. The project with a budget of approximately 1.5 million was selected following an EU-wide PADR call for proposals on the topic of Future Disruptive Defence Technologies - Emerging Game-changers sub-topic Augmenting Soldier Capacity. ARTUS aims at developing a technological feasibility concept and demonstrator for a small swarm of intelligent and autonomously operating Unmanned Ground Vehicles UGVs to support infantry platoons during their missions. The supporting swarm will significantly augment their capacity by providing substantially added payload for the entire equipment through harsh environments including densely wooded or sloped areas reacting autonomously to unexpected developments such as losses of parts of the swarm increasing the units mobility and flexibility and increasing the overall protection level of the troops.The consortium is led by Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Frderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V. Germany and also encompasses ONERA France another well-established RT organisation Diehl Defence Germany a global player in defence systems and charismaTec Austria a highly innovative SME. The project has a duration of 24 months.
