SEabed and Anti-submarine warfare Capability through Unmanned featuRe for Europe]

The project addresses the call EDF-2023-DA-UWW-ASW Unmanned Antisubmarine and Seabed warfare. Unmanned systems are estimated to be the backbone of future solutions enabling European navies to deal with numerous simultaneous missions in larger areas of operations. The purpose of the project is to develop more efficient solutions for underwater surveillance and improve the performance of unmanned solutions to more effectively counter new underwater threats. The project will develop new ASW and SBW concepts to improve the detection capabilities in demanding conditions, including deep and shallow waters and challenging seabed topography. The efficient integration of interoperable unmanned platforms will be emphasized, providing System of Systems solutions supported by effective command, control and communication systems. The Norwegian partners will build upon and further develop assets, such as the HUGIN AUV, used for the future Norwegian naval mine countermeasures capabilites. The focus areas of the Norwegian partners will be to improve the change detection capabilities of AUVs, and enhance adaptive behavior of the vehicle. The focus is also on the detection of smaller vehicles such as AUVs using passive