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Programme Name
Programme Description
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the Commission’s initiative to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base.
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Summary
The main objective is to develop and test an efficient model of electromagnetic wave propagation capable of assessing and predicting EM signal propagation conditions to contribute to the creation of a tactical decision-making aid (TDA).
Detailed Call Description
The proposals must provide the first steps towards a joint European capability to estimate and address the impacts of anomalous atmospheric electromagnetic signal propagation on radar performance and RF communication over the ocean and ice-covered areas in and around Europe. The proposals should also address anomalous atmospheric electromagnetic signal propagation over land, over and around Europe. The proposals must consider atmospheric conditions up to 30km in height and may consider atmospheric conditions at other heights.
The proposals must aim at quantifying the frequency of occurrence and geographical extent of anomalous propagation conditions. They must address the key processes causing anomalous propagation and their occurrence.
They must also include research into a joint modular propagation model. They should improve understanding of the needs and quality requirements for in-situ instrumentation and observations of key environmental variables to support anomalous propagation forecasting.
The proposals should address the functional requirements and suggest a design for nowcasting and forecasting tools for signal propagation conditions and radar and communication performance.
The proposals must also address and aim to partially validate physical assumptions and electromagnetic signal interaction properties related to hypersonic threats, in particular related to the plasma sheath induced by hypersonic flight regime.
Call Total Budget
Thematic Categories
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Justice - Security
- Other Thematic Category
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Shipping - Marine Transports
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Large Enterprises
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Applications will only be considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which it is submitted.
In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries (‘EDF associated countries’, see list of participating countries)
- have their executive management structure established in eligible countries
- must not be subject to control by a non-associated third country or nonassociated third-country entity (unless they can provide guarantees – see Annex 2 – approved by the Member State or EDF associated country where they are established).
Consortium composition – For all topics under this call, including EDF-2023-RA-DIS-LDEW, proposals must be submitted by:
minimum 3 independent applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 3 different eligible countries.
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Defense
172-174 Strovolos Avenue, 2048 Strovolos, Nicosia,
website: https://mod.gov.cy/
Telephone: 22 807500
Email: defence@mod.gov.cy
Department of Research and Innovation
Phones: 22 807755, 22 807754
Email: research.innovation@mod.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
European Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS): https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/defence-industry-and-space_en
For help related to this call, please contact: DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu