ECHIS-Challenge

The ECHIS Challenge is your opportunity to revolutionize the capabilities of the German Bundeswehr—particularly in detecting or carrying out GNSS spoofing—and to ensure its ability to act in times of crisis. ECHIS brings together innovative teams from research, the startup scene, small and medium-sized businesses, and industry to develop new technological solutions in the field of GNSS spoofing.

We are looking for disruptive technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible: In scenarios where positioning is hampered by spoofing and operational command and control is pushed to its limits by an intelligence picture clouded by electronic warfare, we need your solution. ECHIS is seeking early-stage technologies and solution components that, in particular, incorporate innovative approaches to the detection, classification, characterization, and localization of GNSS spoofing, as well as to the translation of these results into situational information that can be utilized by emergency responders.

The challenge is structured as a multi-stage competition, progressing from an open call for submissions through the selection of the best concepts to the practical testing of developed demonstrators.

The Challenge

ECHIS is a structured innovation competition run by the Cyberagentur in close coordination with the Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum. The focus is on technological concepts and solutions that are technically sound, implementation-oriented, and suitable for later validation in a realistic test environment.

Participation is open to large and small industrial companies, startups, university and non-university research institutions, and even individuals with the relevant technical expertise. Interdisciplinary teams from different institutions are also cordially invited to participate.

The following requirements must be met by all participants:

All participants must be of legal age.

Certain groups of people are also excluded due to security regulations. This includes citizens of states on the lists of states within the meaning of Section 13 (1) No. 17 of the Security Check Act (SÜG).

Furthermore, no natural persons may participate who are listed in the sanctions list under Council Regulation (EU) No. 269/2014 of March 17, 2014, concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, and independence of Ukraine (as amended). The same applies to legal persons, partnerships, or entities pursuant to Art. 5k of Regulation (EU) No. 833/2014 as amended by Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of April 23, 2026.

Further information can be found in the terms and conditions of participation.

Stage 1:
Submission of Brief Concepts

Stage 2:
Assesment, Eligibility Review, Selection and Signing of Agreement

Stage 3:
Work Phase with Interim Experiments

Stage 4:
Pre-test Days

Stage 5:
Demonstration and Demo Days

Stage 6:
Selection Committee’s Decision

  • Access to a clearly structured competition process with real-world relevance
  • Exclusive feedback from operational users within the Bundeswehr
  • Testing under real-world conditions in a sandbox
  • Opportunity to further develop your own solution
  • Research and development budget and innovation premiums
The Challenge

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