NAVANTIA S.A.
Spain
Coordinator
European Defence Fund 2023
ADMIRABLE
Advanced manufacturing and composite-based materials for naval vessels
Project overview
Multifunctional composite materials for stealth, ballistic lightweight armour and fire-resistant naval structures
Consortium
Collaborating organisations
Publicly available roster. Each verified country is shown with its flag.
DAS PHOTONICS SL
Spain
Participant
FINCANTIERI SPA
Italy
Participant
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV
Germany
Participant
FUNDACION PARA LA INVESTIGACION, DESARROLLO Y APLICACION DE MATERIALES COMPUESTOS
Spain
Participant
GRADEL SARL
Luxembourg
Participant
ISTITUTO ITALIANO DELLA SALDATURA ASSOCIAZIONE
Italy
Participant
MICROMAG 2000
Spain
Participant
POLITECHNIKA WROCLAWSKA
Poland
Participant
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Italy
Participant
Source and roster notes
Composite-material relevance
Core
Objectives and expected results
Develop and design multilayer composite materials that combine electromagnetic and structural functionality to reduce naval-vessel vulnerability and improve resilience.
Stealth; ballistic resistance; thermal and fire resistance; lower structural mass; flexible and cost-effective manufacturing
Technology, materials and applications
Technology tags
Electromagnetic characterisation and validation
Material families
Multilayer multifunctional composites, fire-resistant composites, radar-absorbing materials, lightweight armour
Manufacturing processes
Additive manufacturing, multilayer material fabrication, advanced naval component manufacturing
Application sectors
Military naval, Defence, Ballistic protection, Stealth
Fibre and matrix systems
Advanced fibre reinforcements, ceramic and electromagnetic functional layers / Fire-resistant polymer matrices, multifunctional matrix systems
TRL
Not specified to Not specified
Funding and verification
Funding authority
European Commission / European Defence Fund
Funding call
High-performance materials (spin-in)
Total project budget
EUR 10262673.00