Unmanned systems and counter-unmanned systems
Pays joint EU-Ukraine defence-industry consortiums up to €10 million per project to scale up production of drones and counter-drone systems for Ukraine.
Unmanned systems and counter-unmanned systems is the second call for industrial reinforcement actions under the Ukraine Support Instrument, paying joint EU-Ukraine defence-industry consortiums up to EUR 10 million per project to scale up production of swarming and FPV unmanned systems, jamming-resistant unmanned variants, and counter-unmanned and electronic-warfare supporting systems such as detec…
The call funds industrial reinforcement of production lines for swarming and FPV unmanned systems, jamming-resistant unmanned variants, and counter-unmanned and electronic-warfare supporting systems such as detection, jamming and radar-guided interception. It specifically targets cross-border EU-Ukraine industrial set-ups — joint production lines, manufacturing-as-a-service, and dual-use heavy-industry conversion for defence surge — aimed at cutting the time from an order to delivery in Ukraine.
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