ANTARES

⚓ ANTARES

A Modern, Open-Source Platform for Simulating Naval Radar Operations

ANTARES is a modular, real-time radar simulator developed for training, validation, and research in naval environments. It seamlessly integrates with modern systems, while remaining intuitive, secure, and extensible.

🎯 Mission

Prepare. Validate. Evolve.

ANTARES is designed to serve military training programs, system integrators, and research teams by simulating realistic naval radar operations in software. It empowers decision-making and systems engineering before touching real hardware.

🔍 What is ANTARES?

ANTARES is an open-source project developed by The Software Design Lab at Universidad de los Andes, in collaboration with the Colombian Navy.

This work is presented in the paper: “ANTARES: A Software-Based Tool for Simulating Naval Radar Operations”
International Conference on Military Technologies 2025
Brno, Czechia

ANTARES is the result of applied research that bridges simulation, military systems, and software engineering. It provides a full-stack radar simulation platform with strong integration capabilities, a responsive web interface, and real-time performance.

🚀 Key Features

✅ Real-Time Radar Simulation

  • Sub-10ms latency for live detection, tracking, and broadcasting
  • Suitable for interactive training and tactical analysis

🧩 Modular & Extensible Architecture

  • Easily extend with new movement strategies, emitters, or detection logic
  • Open-closed design for plug-and-play module development

🌐 Web-Based Visualization

  • Intuitive user interface built with modern web technologies
  • Deployable in standalone or networked environments

🔐 Secure Communication

  • Uses TCP and WebSocket protocols for flexible integration
  • Can interoperate with external C4I and Combat Management Systems

🦀 Powered by Rust

  • High performance, type safety, and memory safety
  • Designed for concurrency and stability in long-running systems

🧪 Field-Validated

ANTARES has been tested with 12 officers and enlisted personnel from the Colombian Navy during early-stage validation trials.
Feedback confirmed its:

  • Practical use in training environments
  • Relevance for system interoperability testing
  • Ease of deployment and control

Simulation enables cost-effective training and system validation before real-world deployment.

📁 Project Structure

The platform is composed of multiple sub-projects, each with a focused role:

🧠 antares-simulator

High-performance simulation engine written in Rust. Simulates ship motion, wave interaction, radar detection, and signal broadcasting

🌐 antares-web

Interactive web interface for configuring simulations, tracking targets, and visualizing radar output in real time

🧪 antares-python

Python SDK for scripting simulation workflows and integrating with external platforms or AI agents

💻 antares-cli

Terminal interface for automation, testing, and headless execution of ANTARES simulations

All components are released under the MIT License and designed to work independently or as an integrated system.

🌍 Impact

ANTARES brings the power of simulation to modern naval operations by:

  • Reducing training costs through virtual environments
  • Accelerating system validation for C4I and radar components
  • Improving readiness with repeatable and measurable scenarios
  • Democratizing access to radar simulation technologies through open source

📬 Contact

Project Authors:

Developed through a collaboration between:
🔹 The Software Design Lab at Universidad de los Andes
🔹 Armada de la República de Colombia

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