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Smart Technologies for Next Generation Fighter Systems

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This grant funds the development of advanced integrated modular avionics and smart technologies for next-generation military aircraft (manned and unmanned) operating within a defence air cloud environment. Companies, research organisations, and consortia can apply to conduct studies, design work, system prototyping, and demonstrations with an indicative budget of EUR 25 million.

Part of call: Development actions implemented via actual cost grants

About this call

Scope:The objective of this topic is to follow up and complement previous activities in the field of smart technologies for next generation fighter systems. It aims to explore future architectures and develop key technologies, including with proofs of concept, demonstrations and prototypes, for the next generation of military integrated modular avionics for use on a variety of military aerial platforms, both manned and unmanned aircraft, in the context of a defence air cloud.This topic contributes to the STEP objectives as defined in the STEP Regulation in the target investment area of defence technologies. Targeted types of activities: Integrating knowledge, studies, design and system prototyping, not excluding upstream and downstream activities eligible for development actions.Indicative budget: EUR 25 000 000 for this topic under the EDF-2026-DA call.Indicative number of proposals to be funded: One proposal is to be funded for this topic. However, depending on the quality of the proposals submitted and the budget available, more than one proposal may ultimately be funded for this topic.

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