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EU defence industry, SMEs and research entities submitteda record high number of proposals at yesterday’s call closure. 236 proposals will compete for funding worth €1.2 billion for collaborative EU defence R&D projects. This is the largest number of proposals received since the establishment of the Fund in 2021 and constitutes an overall 76% increase in comparison with the last year.

Record high number of proposals received in the 2023 round of the European Defence Fund

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236 proposals will compete for funding worth €1.2 billion for collaborative EU defence R&D projects.

The European Defence Agency (EDA) began implementing two strategic defence research projects, ECOBALLIFE and ARTURO, that were selected under the European Defence Fund (EDF) 2021 call for proposals.

First EDA-managed EDF projects enter implementation phase

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The European Defence Agency (EDA) began implementing two strategic defence research projects, ECOBALLIFE and ARTURO.

The EU HYDEF project, which focuses on a concept definition for a European interceptor is supported with EUR 100 million from the European Defence Fund (EDF).

European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor (EU HYDEF) takes off

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The EU HYDEF project, which focuses on a concept definition for a European interceptor is supported with EUR 100 million from the European Defence Fund (EDF).

On October 31, 2023, the contract between OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement) and Spanish Missile Systems (SMS) for the HYDEF (Hypersonic Defence Interceptor Study) project was signed in Bonn, Germany.

EU HYDEF Project reaches next milestone

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

The EU HYDEF project is based on the successful signing of the contract in July 2022, when the European Commission announced the HYDEF project as the winner of the tender.

This initial phase of the project, with a focus on conceptual studies up to the initial design of a Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC), has a EUR 60 million backing from the European Defence Fund (EDF) in the form of grants

European Patrol Corvette European Defence Fund project: launch of first phase

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The project “European Patrol Corvette” (EPC), launched in the context of PESCO, will focus on conceptual studies up to the initial design, and use as a reference corvette class vessel.

DSEI 2023 takes place in London 12 to 15 September. Under the motto Move – Sense – Strike, Rheinmetall will be presenting a wide array of its extensive range of products, systems and activities for the digitalised battlefields of tomorrow.

Rheinmetall takes the lead in next-generation simulation solutions project

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Rheinmetall is leading FEDERATES, a consortium of 32 companies from 14 EU member nations.

Overall, the INTERACT project seeks to create a unified framework for the deployment and coordination of unmanned systems. This framework embraces both intra-system interoperability, which focuses on the seamless integration of components, and inter-system interface standardisation, enabling heterogeneous unmanned systems to collaborate effectively. These efforts will enable the conjoined deployment of multiple and heterogeneous platforms in a well-coordinated manner, ensuring compatibility and performance, irrespective of national provenance and manufacturers’ origins. As demonstrated by the tabletop exercise conducted in April 2023, the INTERACT project is a step forward towards achieving seamless and efficient mission execution, for instance with respect to the feasibility of handover across nations.

Advancing European interoperability standards for unmanned systems: the INTERACT project

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The objective of the INTERACT project is to research and elaborate a comprehensive definition aiming at ensuring interoperability and standardisation across a range of unmanned systems, equipment, components and procedures across different industries within Europe.