EDA starts operational phase of CBRN joint project
EDA has started in late January the operational phase of the CBRN SaaS project, that aims to develop a rapidly deployable 24/7 CBRN surveillance capability. Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia are taking part in the effort.
Aiming to develop a rapidly deployable 24/7 CBRN surveillance capability, the EDA started the operational phase of its CBRN Surveillance as a Service (CBRN SaaS) project.
This stage began on 21 January with a virtual meeting with representatives of the 12 members of the consortium in charge of implementing the project. Organisations in Austria, Croatia, Hungary and Slovenia are taking part in the effort.
The main expected output of the project will be a technical demonstrator of an operational module plugged into unmanned ground and aerial systems, equipped with a variety of sensors.
The resulting solution will deliver real-time CBRN
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