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Land collaborative combat including air-land

Funds collaborative combat technology that lets land forces share a tactical picture and coordinate engagement across coalitions.

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Land collaborative combat including air-land is a European Defence Fund (EDF) Development Action that funds collaborative combat technology letting land forces share a tactical picture and coordinate engagement across coalitions — shared tactical pictures, collaborative threat evaluation and weapon assignment, unmanned-system supervision including manned-unmanned teaming, and joint logistics, span…

This topic wants land-combat systems that mature existing collaborative functions and build new ones — shared tactical pictures, collaborative threat evaluation and weapon assignment, unmanned-system supervision including manned-unmanned teaming, and joint logistics — so multinational land forces can act faster than an adversary. It spans both purely land engagements and coordinated air-land operations.

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Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.-
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Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€44M

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