Digital aviation technologies for new aviation business models, services, emerging global threats and industrial competitiveness

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Programme Category

EU Competitive Programmes

Programme Name

Horizon Europe (2021-2027)

Programme Description

Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Programme Details

Identifier Code

HORIZON-CL5-2022-D5-01-13

Call

Digital aviation technologies for new aviation business models, services, emerging global threats and industrial competitiveness

Summary

The topic aims to enable new digital aviation technologies for new aircraft business models and services, (e.g. EGNSS-based search and rescue, urban air-mobility, firefighting, AI-based technologies, digital data platforms) as well as minimise the risk from emerging threats (extreme weather phenomena, cybersecurity, COVID-19 communicable diseases) to aviation.

Detailed Call Description

Project results are expected to contribute to at least one of the following expected outcomes:

  • Transformative digital aviation technologies that will enable new European business models and products (e.g. Urban Air-Mobility (UAM), seaplanes) with minimal environmental impact and opportunities for European competitiveness.
  • Transformative digital aviation and space technologies as well as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), that will enable new services with pronounced societal impact for intermodal and multimodal transport, search and rescue operations, fast response to natural disasters, freight, firefighting, high altitude earth data-services, agriculture and forestry.
  • New aviation products and services that exploit Artificial Intelligence and have pronounced impact to productivity, efficiency, automation and cost reduction.
  • Breakthrough technologies that will minimise the risks from emerging global threats as well as increase the resilience of aircraft systems from increasing frequency of extreme weather conditions. Technologies that address applications in difficult to access areas, including the open sea emergency response, avalanches, landslides and floods are within the scope of the topic.
  • Transformative and breakthrough technologies that exploit synergies with aviation, space and defence. The development of materials and components for high-power density electrical architectures at high altitude environment (e.g. cabling, insulation, power electronics).

Synergies with other EU initiatives should be exploited towards European digital platforms that deliver insights and analytics for citizens, businesses and decision makers.

Third-country participation should guarantee and respect European IPR, interests and values.

 

Call Total Budget

€20,00 million

Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan

100%

EU contribution per project: between €2,00 and €5,00 million

Thematic Categories

  • Industry
  • Other Thematic Category
  • Research, Technological Development and Innovation

Eligibility for Participation

  • Central Government
  • Large Enterprises
  • Private Bodies
  • State-owned Enterprises

Call Opening Date

02/12/2021

Call Closing Date

26/04/2022

National Contact Point(s)

Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:

Mr Christakis Theocharous
Scientific Officer A’
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 029
Contact Email: ctheocharous@research.org.cy

Mr George Christou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 030
Contact Email: gchristou@research.org.cy

(Publish Date: 08/12/2021-for internal use only)

EU Contact Point

European Commission, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/research-and-innovation_en#contact