MPortISTAR
European Defence Fund program developing a sub-15kg man-portable ISTAR drone with a NATO-compatible laser target designator, led by Origin Robotics.
MPortISTAR (EDF grant #101168111) is a European Defence Fund-funded program led by Origin Robotics, with Aktyvus Photonics (Lithuania) and Leosys Laser and Electro-Optic Systems (Germany), developing a sub-15kg man-portable ISTAR drone with a NATO-compatible laser target designator, aiming for roughly one-fifth the cost of comparable existing systems.
Program detail
- Agency
- European Defence Fund (European Commission)
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- Budget
- Phase
- Development
- Domain
- Man-portable ISTAR drones
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- What is MPortISTAR?
- MPortISTAR (EDF grant #101168111) is a European Defence Fund-funded program led by Origin Robotics, with Aktyvus Photonics (Lithuania) and Leosys Laser and Electro-Optic Systems (Germany), developing a sub-15kg man-portable ISTAR drone with a NATO-compatible laser target designator, aiming for roughly one-fifth the cost of comparable existing systems.
- Which agency runs MPortISTAR?
- MPortISTAR is run by European Defence Fund (European Commission).
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MPortISTAR (EDF grant #101168111) is a €4.5M European Defence Fund program led by Origin Robotics, with Aktyvus Photonics (Lithuania) and Leosys Laser and Electro-Optic Systems (Germany), developing a man-portable ISTAR drone with a NATO-compatible laser target designator
Tech.eu: Origin secures €4.5M for new laser-guidance dronesVerified2024-11-27