multinatiOnal Development INitiative for a Space-based missilE earlY-warning architecture II

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Growing missile threats at the European borders, in the Asia-Pacific and in the Middle East and the strong dependency on third-party systems (i.e. sensors and interceptors) are driving the need of several European countries to steer towards sovereign solutions for early detection and tracking of ballistic missiles, hypersonic gliders and ASAT missiles. The system studied in the frame of the project “ODIN’S EYE II” (multinatiOnal Development INitiative for a Space-based missilE earlY-warning architecturE II) features a multi-national and distributed architecture of layered space-borne sensors for hypersonic & ballistic missile early warning and tracking and an interoperable ground infrastructure. ODIN’S EYE II will mainly focus on the following targets: • A SBMEW Architecture and CONOPS maturation, aiming to elaborate and consolidate SBMEW architecture and its pillars for joint missions; • The development of an End-to-End SBMEW simulator; • Breadboards and technology de-risking activities, aimed to increase the maturity of key components, whose development may represent a critical path on the development plans. The project, coordinated by OHB System in Germany, is built on the successful consortium (34 partners from 12 Member States) currently in place for the EDIDP 2020 ODIN’S EYE feasibility study. The consortium underpinning this follow-on project (comprised of 43 partners from 14 Member States and 7 subcontractors) will continue to support a balanced geographical (as well as geopolitical) distribution of partners across European Member States and associated countries. The project is committed to leverage and consolidate collaborative efforts by Member States by developing a common Space-Based Missile Early Warning capability to respond. The system will also serve as the Early Warning pillar of the PESCO TWISTER project. Finally, ODIN’S EYE will provide an architecture that is coherent, complementary and interoperable with other systems, including non-EU systems (e.g. NATO systems).