• The company has led a pilot project in which it has demonstrated how artificial intelligence can help interpret complex ground scenes, identify vehicles, personnel and infrastructure, assess threats and recalculate safe routes in the event of unforeseen situations
  • Indra Group’s involvement in FaRADAI cements its position as a leader in the development of AI for defence, as one of Europe’s leading players in R&D, and as one of the three companies with the highest level of involvement in European Defence Fund initiatives 

Madrid, August 18th, 2026. – Indra Group has strengthened its role as a leading company in European defence and innovation programmes through the European R&D&I project FaRADAI, “Frugal and Robust AI for Defence Advanced Intelligence”, funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF), which aims to develop advanced capabilities in frugal (capable of operating with limited resources), robust and explainable artificial intelligence for application in the defence sector.

Established in 2022, the consortium has brought together 38 partners from 13 European countries in an initiative coordinated by the Hellenic Centre for Research and Technology (CERTH) and involving the continent’s leading technology institutions, including the Indra Group.

Numerous representatives from the Ministries of Defence of EU member states gathered, alongside the European Commission’s Project Officer, in Thessaloniki, Greece, to hear the findings of this initiative, which addresses key challenges in this sector, such as decision-making under conditions of uncertainty, system resilience and human-machine collaboration.

As part of this project, the Indra Group has led the development of critical use cases that demonstrate the potential of AI in highly complex operations. One such case has tested the robustness and resilience of sensors in misleading conditions, through a development that significantly improves the systems’ ability to interpret complex scenes from ground-based imagery; identify relevant elements such as vehicles, personnel or infrastructure; and analyse the relationships between these objects in order to assess threats. Furthermore, this solution incorporates features for the dynamic generation of safe routes in the event of unforeseen situations, supporting real-time decision-making.

In fact, these functionalities incorporate the Indra Group’s ‘human-in-the-loop’ approach, whereby artificial intelligence acts as an enabler of human decision-making, increasing the confidence, transparency and security of processes during their use in critical operations, whilst maintaining the capacity for human oversight.

The company’s work in the field of artificial intelligence forms part of a broader strategy aimed at developing sovereign European capabilities, as reflected in its commitment to advanced AI solutions designed to enhance cognitive superiority, resilience and operational efficiency in increasingly complex environments, with IndraMind serving as a sovereign and cyber-resilient AI platform and a key focus for the company.

Indra is already applying AI in the defence sector, for example, in 360° vision systems for military vehicles, both in its LSAS (Local Situational Awareness System) sensors and in the ‘See-Through’ 360° vision goggles. The intelligence layer provided by the IndraMind sovereign intelligence platform enables the vision system to analyse images in real time to detect and identify people and platforms, distinguish between friend and foe, and assess the level of threat to the crew.

Through initiatives such as FaRADAI, the Indra Group continues to drive the development of disruptive technologies that will shape the future of defence operations, helping to strengthen Europe’s industrial and technological base and advance towards greater strategic autonomy.