The TALOS (Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System) projectfrom English Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System) will develop and demonstrate some of the most essential directed energy laser weapon technologies, which will pave the way for the design and construction of a high-power laser effector for the EU to be used in the military field by 2025.
AERTEC will participate in TALOS as a specialist in target vulnerability.
TALOS will lead the development of a compact laser design capable of rapidly and accurately neutralising a dynamic target (i.e. RAM - Rockets, artillery and mortars, UAV - Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) while significantly minimising collateral damage. The solution can also be integrated into different platforms (sea, land and airborne cargo).
TALOS brings together 16 beneficiaries and 4 linked third parties from 9 European countries, representing a balanced mix of industrial and academic capacities:
Developers of laser technology and optoelectronics:
- AMS Technologies - Poland
- ArianeGroup - France
- CILAS - France
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) - Germany
- Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPE) - Czech Republic
- MBDA - France, UK and Italy
- Military University of Technology (WAT) - Poland
- Office National d'Études et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) - France
- Université de Limoges (UNILIM)/XLIM - France
System integrators:
- Airbus Defence and Space - Germany
- WCC Defence - Belgium
- Leonardo - Italy
Specialists in target vulnerability:
- AERTEC - Spain
- MBDA - France
- QinetiQ Limited - United Kingdom
Specialists in new security technologies:
- Stelar Security Technology Law Research UG (STELAR) - Germany
End-user relations experts:
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek (TNO) - The Netherlands
Experts in the management of large-scale European collaborative projects:
- ERDYN Consultants - France
CILAS, an expert in lasers and optoelectronics, will lead this 3-year project to demonstrate innovative laser and propagation technologies and propose a roadmap. Some partners have strong capabilities in other weapon systems. This will allow the consortium to develop a laser effector complementary to other effectors on the battlefield.
PADR is part of wider EU initiatives: the European Defence Research Programme (EDRP) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) led by the European Commission. The aim is twofold: to foster the autonomy of Europe's defence strategies and to ensure the alignment of Europe's defence capabilities.
