STYX
STAND-OFF DETECTION OF HYBRID THREATS CONTAINING EXPLOSIVES
Informazioni Generali
- Coordinatore:
- FOI SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY (Svezia)
- Responsabile:
- SANTORO SIMONE - NUC-TECFIS-DIM (FRASCATI)
- Ruolo ENEA:
- PARTNER
Programmi Europei
- Programma:
- Other programmes -> European Defence Agency CAPTECH (N/A - Non applicabile)
Descrizione e Attività
Descrizione Generale
The project STYX aims at developing and test systems for detecting and identifying explosive threats, such as mprovised Explosive Devices (IEDs), fast and from a stand-off distance. Recently, an increased awareness of threats from “grey zone” hybrid warfare has emerged, these threats include the use of IEDs by military or para-military/adversary networks, which can both reside and operate cross border. Such IED threats are a significant challenge for Member States Armed Forces and will be a cause of hazard for civilians. They also have the potential to severely disrupt both military and civilian logistic support, damage critical infrastructures (e.g. military bases, government buildings, air bases/airports, harbours, power plants, chemical industry, oil/fuel depots, …) and affect strategic lines of communication (e.g. bridges, roads, railways, ferries, …). In this way, these “grey zone” hybrid threats will be more complex than route clearance threats that Armed Forces have encountered in previous military operations (e.g. Afghanistan or Iraq). Key capabilities, to ensure an enhanced Force Protection, require fast, accurate and safe techniques to detect, identify and defeat/neutralize explosive threat devices. Therefore, the aim of the project is to identify new sensors for fast stand-off detection of existing and new types of explosives embedded in IEDs and other explosive threats. Such sensors should be able not only to detect the explosive but also to identify it, in order to minimize false positive alarms. Stand-off sensors for both trace and bulk explosives will be considered. The STYX project will be a starting point for research and development of novel stand-off detection sensors for explosives applied to hybrid warfare scenarios, aiming to reach TRL 5-6. It will strengthen the European knowledge base for future advanced stand-off detection equipment, materials and their applications. At the end of the project, both technological system development as well as the work done in testing and evaluation, will contribute to the long term goal of increasing the overall capability to tackle explosives used in hybrid warfare.
Attività svolta da ENEA
L'ENEA partecipa in quasi tutte le attività del progetto con particolare contributo nello sviluppo di un sensore per la rivelazione in tracce di sostanze energetiche (esplosivi e loro precursori) che possa operare in tempo reale e a distanza nel WP300. Questo nuovo sensore implementerà una soluzione tecnica innovativa nel rimuovere la fluorescenza emessa dal substrato utilizzando un laser ad impulsi ultra corti con relativa catena elettronica veloce. Sempre nello stesso WP300, il laboratorio DIM collabora con il Fraunhofer ICT ai test sulla tecnica SERS. Una dimostrazione finale è prevista dopo il terzo anno a cui a seguire ci sarà una valutazione dei dati acquisiti.
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