In early December, the General Assembly and Architecture Workshop of the GENIUS project took place at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium. Coordinated by GMV, this initiative brings together a multidisciplinary consortium of 18 entities that, over a period of 36 months, will work on the development of solutions aimed at increasing the probability of threat detection in complex and high-risk environments, providing reliable and adaptable threat management systems suited to the realities of modern warfare, and reducing false alarms to improve operational confidence and efficiency.

The meeting marked the start of the project’s design and development activities, following the completion of the initial roadmap definition phase, which addresses the main technical challenges as well as the ethical and security compliance framework.

GMV leads the design of the command and control (C2) system, integrating unmanned platforms, sensors, effectors, and dismounted soldier systems. In addition, GMV contributes to the design of the C2 architecture to ensure interoperability and is responsible for the demonstrator used in testing activities.

GENIUS kicked off in December 2024 and is a project funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF) of the European Commission. It is one of the eight strategic projects for which GMV was selected in the latest EDF call, consolidating its position as a key player in the defence and security sector.