Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System (TALOS)
Summary
This document outlines the Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System (TALOS) project awarded under the European Union’s Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR). Led by CILAS and comprising 16 participants across 9 countries, the project aims to establish a roadmap for critical laser effector technologies and develop EU-based Laser Directed Energy Weapon capabilities. With a budget of approximately €5.4 million over 36 months, TALOS seeks to enhance European strategic autonomy and mitigate reliance on non-EU suppliers.
Project Overview and PADR Call 2018-EF-02 Summary
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Preparatory Action for Defence Research - PADR programme under grant agreement No 831726 [TALOS]
Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System (TALOS)
Under the Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR), the grant for the Research Action call on the topic ‘Toward a European high-power effector’ was signed on 26 July 2019. The awarded project, called TALOS, is led by CILAS (France). The consortium encompasses a total of 16 participants from 9 countries. The project, which has a duration of 36 months, will receive an EU grant of roughly €5.4 million.
PADR Call 2018-EF-02 – Information on the awarded project Name of the project: Tactical Advanced Laser Optical System Short name: TALOS Summary of the project: TALOS aims to provide the framework necessary for future R&D actions, generating a roadmap to develop critical laser effector technologies and ensuring strategic autonomy and security of supply. This roadmap will address current shortfalls in EU technical capability in this domain, proposing solutions to overcome dependencies on suppliers from non-EU countries and the risk of end-user restrictions being imposed by non-EU nations (International Traffic in Arms Regulations - ITAR and Export Administration Regulations - EAR).
The project will also develop and demonstrate some of the most critical Laser Directed Energy Weapon technologies paving the way to the design and build of an EU high-power laser effector to be integrated in military applications in the next decade. The technologies to be demonstrated include elements of the high-power laser source, atmospheric turbulence compensation and precision target tracking and laser pointing systems.
Project duration: 36 months Starting date: 1 September 2019 Maximum foreseen EU Contribution: € 5.399.005,00
List of Participants
List of participants:
- Compagnie Industrielle des Lasers CILAS SA | Country: France | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 852.922,50
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Toegepast Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek TNO | Country: Netherlands | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 505.625,00
- Leonardo - Societa per Azioni | Country: Italy | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 381.200,00
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt EV | Country: Germany | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 204.205,00
- MBDA France SAS | Country: France | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 1.160.027,50
- Erdyn Consultants | Country: France | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 102.500,00
- Ustav Fotoniky a Elektoniky AV CR V.V.I. | Country: Czech Republic | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 177.765,00
- CMI Defence | Country: Belgium | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 52.925,00
- Université de Limoges | Country: France | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 447.265,00
- Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im Jaroslawa Dabrowskiego | Country: Poland | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 967.125,00
- AMS Technologies sp. z o.o. | Country: Poland | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 89.525,00
- QinetiQ Limited | Country: United Kingdom | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 86.525,00
- Airbus Defence and Space GmbH | Country: Germany | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 119.833,75
- AERTEC Solutions SL | Country: Spain | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 79.375,00
- Office National d’Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales | Country: France | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 124.980,00
- Stelar Security Technology Law Research UG | Country: Germany | EU Contribution requested by the entity: € 47.206,25
Footnote: 1 The amount of EU contribution as included in the Grant Agreement. Final amounts need to be confirmed at the end of the project.