The award, confirmed in Seville and backed by the Spanish Navy, the Center for the Development of Industrial Technology and Innovation (CDTI), and the Defense Industry Association (AINDEF), represents recognition of the company’s Physical AI technology, which will be applied to the most demanding tactical defense environments, where reliability and decision-making capabilities are critical.
According to the company, EEBA is an open innovation initiative promoted by the Spanish Navy to accelerate the development of dual-use technologies and strengthen Spain’s defense industrial and technological base. “The award of two of these challenges places BINARIAL among the companies making the greatest contribution to the development of the technological capabilities that will define the next generation of autonomous naval systems in Spain.”
One of the projects is NÉBOA, which will be developed in collaboration with Navantia. It consists of developing a decision-making system to ensure fully autonomous, passive maritime navigation, where the system’s decisions can be understood, audited, and justified by operators. Binarial’s proposal ensures full operational capability in satellite-signal-denied environments, guaranteeing missions without external dependencies.
The other initiative is TETHRA. In consortium with Satec, the Galician technology company will develop an advanced command-and-control system for swarms of marine drones based on decentralized networks. This technology enables autonomous cooperation and automatic system reorganization in the event of unit losses, eliminating the vulnerability of relying on a central server.
“Achieving this level of competitive recognition is the direct result of our constant commitment to cutting-edge R&D in Physical AI. True sovereignty is built on talent and execution capability, ensuring advanced autonomous systems without dependence on third parties,” said Rodrigo Randulfe, CEO and co-founder of Binarial.