Self-protection systems
Pays a EUR 24 million share of this year's Defence Fund call to develop next-generation self-protection systems for combat and non-combat aircraft.
Self-protection systems is a European Defence Fund development action that puts a EUR 24 million share of the EDF-2026-DA call toward next-generation self-protection systems for fixed-wing and rotary-wing military aircraft — automatic countermeasure coordination, threat detection and classification, and collaborative protection with other platforms. It is one of eleven topics funded under the same…
The European Defence Fund wants next-generation self-protection systems for fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft, protecting against direct and indirect threats through automatic countermeasure coordination, threat detection and classification, and collaborative protection with other platforms, while keeping sensitive data secure and staying compatible across platforms.
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