With wildfire risks rising across Europe, the European Commission is helping finance and coordinate the deployment of a record number of firefighters, aircraft and emergency experts under the Civil Protection Mechanism 777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. This is the highest level […]
Commission clears creation of defence joint venture by BAES, JAIEC, and Leonardo
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed creation of a joint venture (‘JV‘) between BAE Systems (Holdings) Limited (‘BAES‘), Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd. (‘JAIEC‘), and Leonardo S.p.A. (‘Leonardo‘). This JV will be the prime contractor and lead systems integrator for the Global Combat Air Programme. The Commission’s investigation The […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Towards a silent and ultra-low local air pollution aircraft
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to at least one of the following expected outcomes: Deliver transformative technologies that will allow a step change in the reduction of local air quality (LAQ) from NOx, SOx, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter (PM) that occur below 900m above ground level around airports. Explore […]
HORIZON EUROPE: More resilient aircraft and increased survivability
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to two or more of the following expected outcomes in order to contribute to Flightpath2050 safety goals: Near real-time proactive prediction, detection, communication and avoidance/mitigation of anomalies and hazards at the airport (e.g. on the runway, at ground-handling, etc.), in the atmosphere (e.g. extreme weather phenomena) and […]
EDIDP. EU multiplatform mission management capabilities for air combat systems
The proposals must address the generation of a consolidated perspective of interested EU Member States and industries with regard to mid- and long-term development of an EU multiplatform management capability for air combat systems, manned and unmanned. The proposals must consider manned fighter aircraft from EU origin (and potentially connectivity with those from the non-EU […]
EDIDP. Self-protection systems for fixed and rotary wing aircraft
Innovative self-protection systems are crucial to efficiently tackle a wide range of threats and increase the platform survivability in a hostile environment. One key challenge is to develop a European self-protection system compact enough to be integrated even on a helicopter and capable to counter current and future more agile threats. The other is to […]