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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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Call
Summary
Given that artillery is still responsible for the vast majority of losses suffered by armies facing each other on the battlefield, this call topic aims to explore and mature the technologies required to destroy or neutralise all enemies’ artillery potential, thereby ensuring the survival of own forces and safeguarding their operational capacity.
Detailed Call Description
In a changing geopolitical landscape, the armed forces of EU Member States and EDF Associated Countries face new and evolving threats. Artillery is responsible for 70% of combat losses. In this context, the ability to destroy or neutralise enemy artillery capabilities is vital to ensure the survival of land armies.
With the development of mobile manoeuvre concepts for field artillery (“shoot-andscoot”) effective counter-battery fire has become increasingly more challenging as the required time from detection of enemy firing to own effect delivered in the target area might often exceed the time required for enemy formations to leave their firing positions. This is particularly a challenge at longer ranges, the tactical depth and farther, as the time of flight of our own munitions may pose a limitation on timely delivery of effect. It is therefore necessary to be able to detect and identify critical components of enemy artillery systems also in other postures than when firing.
This research topic aims at research of counter-battery capabilities, including detecting, locating, identifying, and communicating of the made observations.
The proposal must address:
- Research on new and innovative technologies useful for counter-battery capability.
- Possibilities for adaptation of existing state of the art technologies useful for counter-battery capabilities (to detect, to locate, to identify, to communicate).
- Research on passive and active sensors portfolio:
- Acoustic and seismic.
- Optical/optronics.
- Radar/ESM.
- Research on possible carrier systems for sensors, e.g., UxVs40, balloons, vehicles, or stationary platforms.
- Research on new and innovative deploying mechanisms.
The proposed technological solutions should present an optimal compromise on cost/performance.
Depending on the maturity of the technologies, it may also address other targets in tactical and operational depth.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
100%
Thematic Categories
- Energy
- Information Technology
- Justice - Security
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Legal Entities
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
In order to be eligible, all applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must cumulatively:
- 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’; list of participating countries)
- have their executive management structure established in eligible countries
- not be subject to control by a non-associated third country or non-associated 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, 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
Address: 172-174 Strovolos Avenue, 2048 Strovolos, Nicosia
Telephone: 22 807500
Email: defence@mod.gov.cy
Website: https://mod.gov.cy/
Department of Research and Innovation
Telephones: 22 807755, 22 807754
Email: research.innovation@mod.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
For help related to this call, please contact: DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu