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Programme Name
Programme Description
The European Defence Fund (EDF) is the Commission’s initiative to support collaborative defence research and development, and to foster an innovative and competitive defence industrial base.
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Summary
The main objective of this topic is to generate a new multirole and modular “second line class of vessels”, able to increase current EU Member States and EDF associated countries (Norway) navies’ interoperability and capabilities mainly in terms of maritime situational awareness, surface superiority and power projection. Such units are due to carry out a large spectrum of naval operations ranging from peacetime and crisis time actions up to wartime operations.
Detailed Call Description
The goal of this topic is to pursue the work already addressed in the EDF 2021 work programme under the call topic multirole and modular offshore patrol vessel (EDF-2021-NAVAL-D) aiming, this time, to complete the Critical Design Review (CDR), and start the development phase with the production of, at least, the platforms of several variants as prototypes and, at least, one per version.
The proposals should leverage the progress made in the context of the above-mentioned action aiming in particular, at building and structuring a common industrial working environment, and studying and reaching an initial design of the common baseline of the vessel.
Two different versions are considered:
- Full Combat Multipurpose (FCM) corvette equipped with a variety of systems to ensure adequate self-defence in all warfare scenarios and capable of integrating specific additional capabilities based on modular configurations;
- Long Range Multipurpose (LRM) corvette, with an extended endurance (compared with FCM) and equipped with a variety of systems to ensure adequate self-defence in specific warfare scenarios and capable of integrating specific additional capabilities based on modular configurations.
The main result should be the design of the two above-mentioned versions based on a common mono hull platform (reference core ship), and the integration of a combat system, specific for each variant, to enable the prototyping and testing activities.
The proposals must aim, based on the work addressed in the EDF 2021 work programme under the call topic multirole and modular offshore patrol vessel (EDF-2021-NAVAL-D), to:
- implement, maximise and strengthen the progress made in the context of the preceding above-mentioned action, in terms of common rules and standards;
- reach a mature and detailed design for each variant based on a common baseline (reference core ship) of this innovative class of warship to address the common requirements of the supporting Member States and EDF associated countries (Norway);
- provide digital models of the reference core ship and the two versions (FCM and LRM) with the possibility to add specific variants;
- develop, at least, the platforms of several variants as prototypes and, at least, one per version;
- perform initial trials and testing activities related to each prototype.
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Thematic Categories
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Justice - Security
- Other Thematic Category
- Public Administration
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Central Government
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Applications will only be considered eligible if their content corresponds wholly (or at least in part) to the topic description for which it is submitted.
Eligible participants (eligible countries) – In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:
- be legal entities (public or private bodies)
- be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:
- EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
- non-EU countries:
- listed EEA countries (‘EDF associated countries’, see list of participating countries)
- have their executive management structure established in eligible countries
- must not be subject to control by a non-associated third country or nonassociated third-country entity (unless they can provide guarantees – see Annex 2 – approved by the Member State or EDF associated country where they are established).
Associated partners which are not established in one of the eligible countries (or which are subject to control by a non-associated third country or non-associated third-country entity) may however participate exceptionally if certain conditions are fulfilled (not contravene EU and MS security and defence interests; consistent with EDF objectives; results not subject to control or restriction by non-associated third countries or non-associated third-country entities; no unauthorised access to classified information; no potential negative effects over security of supply of inputs which are critical for the project), subject to agreement by the granting authority and without any funding under the grant.
Consortium composition – For all topics under this call, proposals must be submitted by: minimum 3 independent applicants (beneficiaries; not affiliated entities) from 3 different eligible countries.
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Call Closing Date
National Contact Point(s)
Ministry of Defense
172-174 Strovolos Avenue, 2048 Strovolos, Nicosia,
website: https://mod.gov.cy/
Telephone: 22 807500
Email: defence@mod.gov.cy
Department of Research and Innovation
Phones: 22 807755, 22 807754
Email: research.innovation@mod.gov.cy
EU Contact Point
European Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space (DEFIS): https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/defence-industry-and-space_en
For help related to this call, please contact: DEFIS-EDF-PROPOSALS@ec.europa.eu