Grants & Funding

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Enhance the functioning of the EDF-NFP network. Increase the impact of the EDF in maximising the competitiveness of EU defence industry, its capacity to innovate and contribute to developing key technologies for the future. Strengthen cross-border collaboration between EDF-NFPs and improve coordination in EDF-NFP-related activities that reach more than one Member State or Associated Country. Continuously improve the services of the individual EDF-NFPs with respect to all aspects of participation in the EDF and to all stakeholders concerned.…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Develop and increase maturity of innovative technologies specifically adapted to counter-battery systems for all armies of EU Member States and EDF Associated Countries . Develop low-cost and, if needed, expendable alternatives for high-risk missions. Opportunity to find commonalities for generic targeting in depth. Increase EU industry capability to produce counter-battery systems. Consolidate the offer of EU competitive solutions for the global market. Reduce dependencies on non-EU or non-EDF Associated countries suppliers by boosting the…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Strengthening the security of supply at EU level of advanced ROIC technology. Improving the characteristics of infrared detectors available to the armed forces of EU Member States and EDF Associated Countries. Improving the situational awareness and decision-making thanks to sensors with better detection, recognition and identification performance. The competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EDTIB in the field of infrared detectors by providing complementary technological know-how to ongoing efforts and established solutions.…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: European platforms for enhanced combat pilot technologies tests and demonstrations to welcome joint or national tests and demonstration needs. Consolidation of a sector of excellence in the EU for enhanced combat pilot based on innovative technologies. Generation of inputs for the mid-term and long-term development of next generation air combat cockpit HMI. The development of novel cockpit HMI technologies. Increase mission capability, efficiency, effectiveness, and performance in air combat missions (e.g., safer for pilot and helping to…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Structure and develop a European ecosystem to support simulation technology for military usages. Establish an EU roadmap for MDO LVC in a multi-national context. Identify and address specific LVC interoperability challenges and gaps in order to establish a cost-efficient LVC training capability for MDO in a multi-national context. Incrementally increase the interoperability of LVC training systems - current and future – to enable the EU Member States’ and EDF Associated Countries’ armed to “plug and train” efficiently. Improve the…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Enhance operational superiority and lifecycle management. Enable breakthroughs such as integrated mission management and systems diagnosis, predictive maintenance facilitating mission planning and mission planning adaptation, simulation and training scenarios, reduced manning and/or autonomous operations. Ensure safer platforms, increased equipment reliability, endurance, and reduced maintenance costs. Facilitate the validation and incorporation of new technologies throughout the platform lifecycle. Enable early risk reduction and digital…

Expected Impact: The outcome should contribute to: Standardisation of testing for dialogue systems. Enhanced clarity on the performances of dialogue systems for all stakeholders, including system developers, funders, and users. Community building at the European defence level. Trustworthy dialogue systems that enhance operational decision-making. Availability of databases to further develop dialogue systems. Objective: Human-AI dialogue systems offer impressive results but are still prone to errors of various types. Moreover, there is no established metric to measure system performances. In…

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks innovative, cost-competitive proposals designed for manufacture and scalable in twelve months.

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) uses the Open Call for Innovation to find ideas that address challenges across both Defence and Security landscapes.

This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks innovative, cost-competitive proposals designed for manufacture and scalable in twelve months.