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ECHIS: GNSS Spoofing Challenge
Cyberagentur Seeks New Technologies for Navigation Warfare
The Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur), in partnership with the German Armed Forces’ Cyber and Information Space Command and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), is launching the ECHIS Challenge. The challenge seeks new technologies for detecting and specifically influencing satellite navigation. Brief proposals may be submitted through January 8, 2027.
New Approaches to Secure Satellite Navigation
The targeted manipulation of satellite navigation signals poses a significant challenge to military operations. In so-called GNSS spoofing (spoofing of the Global Navigation Satellite System), fake satellite signals are generated that provide receivers with incorrect position or time information. This can impair the navigation of unmanned systems, the reliability of military situational awareness, and the synchronization of networked systems.
Through the ECHIS Challenge, the Cyberagentur is seeking disruptive technologies for the field of Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR), which involves the electronic manipulation of satellite-based navigation. The focus is on two capability areas: the detection, characterization, and localization of adversarial GNSS manipulations, as well as the execution of one’s own GNSS jamming and deception measures.
The competition is open to all technologies. The agency is seeking innovative research approaches in the fields of sensor technology, signal processing, hardware and software development, and integrated system solutions. Individual technological components may also be submitted. The agency will decide on the basis of innovation potential, operational relevance, and technical feasibility.
Up to 420,000 euros for development and innovation
Up to six selected participants or groups can further develop their concepts into functional prototypes during a financed development phase. A research and development budget of 40,000 euros is available for each group. The top three solutions will also receive innovation awards of 100,000 euros, 50,000 euros, and 30,000 euros, respectively.
In September 2027, the developed technologies will be tested under realistic conditions at a test site in Germany and subsequently evaluated.
In collaboration with the Bundeswehr and DLR
The Cyberagentur is organizing the ECHIS Challenge in collaboration with the Bundeswehr’s Cyber and Information Space Command (Kommando CIR). The competition is supported by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). This collaboration combines long-term cybersecurity research with operational requirements and practical technological testing.
Startups, companies, universities, non-university research institutions, and individuals with relevant expertise are invited to participate. The terms and conditions for participation are published on the Challenge’s website—https://challenge.cyberagentur.de/echis/.
Short proposals may be submitted in German or English by 2:00 p.m. on January 8, 2027.
Further information and submissions:
https://challenge.cyberagentur.de/echis/
Press contact:
Agency for Innovation in Cybersecurity GmbH
Große Steinstraße 19
06108 Halle (Saale)
Michael Lindner
Press Officer
Phone: +49 151 44150 645
Email:presse@cyberagentur.de
Background: Cyberagentur
The Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur) was founded in 2020 by the German Federal Government as a wholly owned in-house entity of the German Federal Government under the joint leadership of the German Federal Ministry of Defence and the German Ministry of the Interior, with the aim of adopting an application-strategy-oriented and interagency perspective on internal and external security in the field of cybersecurity. Against this backdrop, the Cyberagentur’s work is primarily aimed at the institutionalized implementation of highly innovative projects that involve a high risk with regard to achieving their objectives but, at the same time, have the potential to be highly disruptive if successful.
The Cyberagentur is an integral part of the National Security Strategy of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Cyberagentur is led by Prof. Dr. Christian Hummert as Scientific Director and Bettina Bubnys as Commercial Director.
Jonas Sieverneck, Partner and Knowledge Management Officer
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