Published on 12 June 2025

Completed Expeditions

Here, you see which innovation expeditions have already been implemented.

• Increased efficiency of training: ISSYS app for helicopter crews

  Goal: A tablet-based ISSYS simulator developed in the DDPS innovation spaces contributes to the digitalisation and effectiveness of this training.

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• Future-proof through increase in resilience

  Goal: To strengthen the resilience and operational performance of pilots in order to sustainably enhance their cognitive and physical endurance.

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• Acoustic protective plate check

  Goal: Development of a portable and semi-automatic system for rapid, inexpensive identification of cracks and possible ruptures in protective plates of protective vests.

  Current status: Based on the collected findings, a procurement project has now been initiated. It is the first innovation expedition that has now been transformed into a procurement.

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• Time synchronisation in the command and control network

  Goal: Use of existing infrastructure as well as drastic reduction in interference by using a fibre optic-based time synchronisation technology (White Rabbit).

  Current status: Various tests were carried out with different partners. Integration into the C2 network of the Armed Forces is currently being checked.

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• Scanning the serial numbers of weapons

  Goal: The serial numbers of weapons are currently being recorded manually by humans at the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation (AFLO). Technological solutions have been examined which could reliably replace the manual scanning and recording of serial numbers by humans through an automated procedure.

  Current status: Evaluation of the test results is still in progress and a decision is pending.

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• LCTE EW: reusing rapier components for training purposes

  Goal: Repurposing the outdated Rapier air defence system for training purposes of the Air Force. Currently, the obsolete air defence systems are being adapted to the specific needs of the Air Force.

  Current status: The required components were successfully extracted from the decommissioning process. The system is expected to be available to the Air Force for training purposes starting in the second quarter of 2025.

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