Accuracy of navigation at sea is essential for safety. Increasingly, the main method of navigation is through the use of satellite navigation. This technology is however prone to disruption, either intentionally or otherwise, due to low signal strengths and interference. Systems used with safety of life implications clearly need to be reliable and resilient. With this in mind, key organisations such as the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) have identified a need for a backup service for Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). Radar and enhanced radar becons (E-RACONs) have been cited as a viable back up system. Current RACON technology cannot provide absolute positioning information due to constraints in their accuracy as well as there poor performance in responding to new technology solid state radar. This study will seek to establish innovation partnerships to help facilite the development of a digital signal processor sub-system for an E-RACON demonstrator.