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Maestri Project
University of Malta research project funding a survey USV.
The Maestri Project is the grant that funds the University of Malta's 31 July 2026 survey-drone purchase.
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Key Question
What research grant paid for Malta's new survey drone?
Timeline for Maestri Project
#10 31 Jul
Funded the University of Malta's USV procurement
Autonomous Systems: Land & Sea: A Maltese university buys a survey boatBackground
The Maestri Project is the University of Malta research grant, reference SPD1/2026/026 and CUP G13C25000300006, charged with a 31 July 2026 procurement for a hydrographic survey drone.
As a funded research programme rather than the university itself, Maestri is the budget line the purchase is administered under; the CUP reference ties it to that specific grant, distinct from the university's own general procurement activity.
Common Questions
What is the Maestri Project?
It is a University of Malta research programme that tendered in July 2026 for a survey USV with a bathymetric survey system.Source: TED notice 532994-2026
Who runs the Maestri Project?
The University of Malta, under tender reference SPD1/2026/026 and CUP G13C25000300006.Source: TED notice 532994-2026
When was the Maestri Project's survey vessel tender published?
31 July 2026, as TED notice 532994-2026.Source: TED notice 532994-2026
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