Grand Challenge on Quantum Sensors for Inertial Navigation

Expected Outcome: This topic is the first phase of a two-phase competitive structure supported by Horizon Europe, implemented via a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) in close collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB). Phase 1 (this topic): A CSA focused on readiness-analysis in terms of exploitation and investments, benchmarking the commercial viability of quantum enabled navigation systems. The aim is to deliver concrete outputs that improve the conditions for use of the supported projects through credible technical, industrialisation and financial roadmaps, validated against investor requirements (e.g. EIB, InvestEU). Activities also include analyses of investor-readiness and supply-chain sovereignty. Phase 2: For further information, see the indirectly managed action “HORIZON-CL4 Quantum Top-Up to InvestEU: Grand Challenge Phase 2” in the Cluster 4 part of the Horizon Europe 2026/2027 Work Programme. This CSA is designed to allow the best possible application in Phase 2 and the current CSA results may therefore inform applications by beneficiaries to investment support managed by the EIB under InvestEU (separate procedures). Under Phase 1 projects are expected to establish a comprehensive technical and financial roadmap that demonstrates the potential of the proposed Q-INS solutions, and at least deliver evidence-based design and benchmarking packages for reduced-scale systems ( such as documentation, test/benchmark reports and evidence of pre-existing or e…bron

• Proposal must not exceed 25 pages
• Projects must deliver comprehensive technical roadmap including system architecture, integration strategy, performance milestones, risk assessments and industrialisation plan
• Industrialisation plan must be validated with EIB requirements including commercialization timelines
• Q-INS architecture must be based on quantum sensing techniques hybridised with classical IMUs
• Compliance assessment required for SWaP-C requirements, environmental resilience, and real-world integration
• Assessment of dependencies on non-EU suppliers of critical components with mitigation measures for sovereign supply chain
• Comprehensive financial roadmap and viability assessment covering business models, market analyses, commercialization pathways, revenue projections and investment criteria
• Documented lab-validation/benchmarking of existing or externally financed prototype (no EU funding of R&I or prototype development in this CSA)

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Two-phase competitive structure; Phase 1 is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA); projects expected to span approximately six months; Expressions of Interest from potential end-user partners strongly encouraged; EIB Advisory services ava

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