Enhanced medium-size semi-autonomous surface vessels
Development actions implemented via actual cost grants · EDF-DA
What this call funds
This EU Defence Fund call supports developing an advanced, fast, semi-autonomous surface vessel designed for coastal defence missions in littoral waters. It builds on prior EDF work, funding studies, design, prototyping, testing and qualification of the vessel platform, its autonomy systems, data management, and swappable mission modules. One main proposal is expected to be funded, with a budget of 90 million euros for this topic.
defence security · robotics automation · maritime shipping
Who wins this
A consortium of defence industry and research organisations with prior experience in autonomous naval platforms, capable of advancing prototype design and testing of a semi-autonomous coastal defence vessel.
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The call in detail
- Funding model
- EDF-AG
- Submission
- Single-stage submission (full proposal at once)
- Type of action
- EDF Development Actions
- Partners
- Not stated in the call.
- Also required
- One proposal is expected to be funded under this topic, though more may be funded depending on quality and available budget.
- Sectors
- Defence · Aerospace · Cybersecurity
Read the full conditions from the official call ›
Conditions 1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in section 5 of the call document. Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible Countries described in section 6 of the call document. 3. Other Eligible Conditions described in section 6 of the call document. 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in section 7 of the call document. 5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual. 5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in section 9 of the call document. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in section 4 of the call document. 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in section 10 of the call document. Call document and annexes: Call document
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