Project description
An innovative concealed-threat detention system
Protecting against terrorist attacks and creating resilience against terrorism is top priority in Europe. However, counterterrorism requires resources (people and equipment) that are not always available. In this context, the EU-funded MiRTLE project will develop and deploy the world’s first high-performance, long-range and low-cost concealed-threat detection system for the protection of citizens and critical infrastructure. The system can screen large groups of people for weapons and other threats automatically, autonomously and in real time without operator intervention or privacy concerns. The EU-funded MiRTLE project will refine, scale up and demonstrate the system, aiming to introduce it to the improvised explosive devices and weapon detection markets.
Objective
Acts of terrorism aim to instil fear into Europe's citizens. Since 2000, approximately 163,000 people have died from global terrorism. In particular, attacks against citizens and urban soft targets have increased as terrorists exploit the ability of autonomous cells and lone individuals to hit civilian targets such as concerts, markets, shopping malls, airports, transport hubs, sports stadia, cinemas, bars, night clubs and tourist resorts. Recent devastating attacks across Europe clearly illustrate the increasing threat that exists.
It is impossible to deploy security personnel in sufficient numbers to protect every location. Even if security personnel are present they currently lack the technology to detect, at a safe range, concealed threats such as person borne improvised explosive devices (PBIEDs), guns and knives. There is an urgent and growing need for a cost effective, high performance, long range, concealed threat detection system.
Radio Physics Solutions Ltd has developed MiRTLE (Millimetre-wave Radar Threat Level Evaluation), the world’s first, high performance, long range (up to 50m), low cost, standoff “concealed threat” detection system for the protection of citizens and critical infrastructure. MiRTLE is capable of screening large groups of people automatically and autonomously, without operator intervention, in real-time. Our highly innovative system detects PBIEDs, guns (including 3D printed) and knives up to a range of 50m in real-time, with targets in motion, all without privacy concerns.
The overall objective of this project is to successfully refine, scale-up and demonstrate our superior technology to our customer base. We are planning to capture an 8% market share of the improvised explosive devices (IED) and weapon detection market, which will in turn generate cumulative revenues of €161m, cumulative EBITDA of €43m by 2025 and create 302 high skilled jobs in Europe.
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Funding Scheme
SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2Coordinator
B3 1NQ BIRMINGHAM
United Kingdom
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.