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Technologies for navigation, communication, and sensing in environments where the electromagnetic spectrum is denied, degraded, or contested.
Modern adversaries deploy sophisticated electronic warfare to deny GPS, jam communications, and disrupt radar. NATO forces need technologies that can operate effectively when the electromagnetic spectrum is actively contested, ensuring assured navigation, communications, and situational awareness.
Electronic warfare market: $20B by 2028. GNSS-denied navigation: $3.5B. Spectrum management: $5B. Anti-jamming systems: $8B.
Quantum sensing for GPS-free navigation. Orbital angular momentum communications. Adaptive beamforming. LiDAR-based navigation. AI-driven spectrum management. Rare-earth-free magnetic components.