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Digital Ship and Naval Combat Cloud

Funds a common digital-ship architecture and naval combat-cloud design that lets EU navies share systems and data across their fleets.

This is a single-stage EDF Development Action with an indicative 2025 budget of EUR 54,000,000 for this topic, labelled as contributing to the EU's STEP objectives. Funded work covers design, prototyping and testing of the digital platform and initial combat-cloud concept. Applications go through the EU Funding & Tenders Portal; country eligibility and financial checks are in the call document.

AIDefense

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.