MUSAS

Multi Sensor Anti Sniper System

Program of the European Defence Agency (EDA), contract number: A-0223-RT-GC, project budget: EUR 2,874,697.27  

Implementation timeframe: 22/02/2008 – 08/09/2010

Coordinator: MV Aerospace and Defence – Madrid, Spain 

Project purposes: The main goal of the project was to develop a concept of multi-sensor system enabling detection and identification of sniper locations. The whole system is based both on ground vehicles (vehicle, mobile robot) controlled by a mobile command centre and on infantry soldiers. Each of these components carries a package of optical, radar and acoustic detectors to establish a matrix of detectors enabling rapid and accurate detection. Deployment of the system contributes to improvement of safety, particularly for infantry soldiers patrolling operational theatre.

Partners:

• Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements (PIAP), Poland 
• 01Db-METRAVIB, France 
• IDS INGEGNERIA DEI SISTEM S.P.A RADAR & SIGNATURE LABORATORY, Italy 
• Skaysoft Portugal Aerospace, Security and Defence, Portugal 
• Universitá degli Studi di Udine. Lab. Artificial Vision and Real-Time systems, Italy