GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

The proposals must address innovative defence products, solutions and technologies, including those that can improve readiness, deployability, reliability, safety and sustainability of forces in defence tasks and missions, for example in terms of operations, equipment, infrastructure, energy solutions, surveillance systems or digital solutions.

The proposals may address any area of interest for defence, such as, but not limited to, the following ones:

• Measurement and monitoring of physiological and cognitive state;
• Optimisation of cognitive performance in human-machine interaction, including for human-robot teaming;
• Blockchain applications (e.g. for Identification of Friend or Foe);
• Tools and applications improving cybersecurity talents screening;
• Artificial intelligence and robotic autonomous systems;
• System health monitoring and through life-cycle interoperability;
• Solutions for mechanical and “green” chemical recycling of waste of soldier individual equipment (uniforms, helmets, boots, rucksacks, plastic elements, harness, etc.);
• Concepts and corresponding technologies to ensure a safe water reuse throughout the entire water cycle of a deployable camp or a deployed combat group, including with microbial safety and hygiene considerations;
• Synthetic fuel production from waste and biomass for military use;
• High Power Microwave (HPM) Electronic Waveform Technology countering electronic systems;
• Technologies for advanced Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) for defence electronics.

In addition, in order to best complement R&D efforts already targeting civil applications and to encourage the efficient spinning-in of knowledge, innovation and technological development to the defence sector, this topic also welcomes proposals for add-on development actions to adapt solutions originally developed for civil applications and previously not applied in defence sector.