European Defence Fund – Precision strikes capabilities – 2021

The European Defence Fund aims at fostering the competitiveness, efficiency and innovation capacity of the defence technological and industrial base throughout the European Union.

2021-12-09

10 million euro

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Regions : European Economic Area, European Union

Category : Call for proposals

Manager : European Commission

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Priorities and funded actions

Objectives

To generate knowledge by compiling background information;
To integrate knowledge on initial warhead designs;
To study warhead optimization and munition applications;
To design weapon system integration and validation.

Priorities

Priority 1: Research on technology of explosive;
Priority 2: Research on technology of liners of shaped charges and explosively formed projectiles;
Priority 3: Development of a technology of production of precise liners made of new materials;
Priority 4: Optimization of the shapes of the liners;
Priority 5: Development of a technology of manufacturing of the warhead shells providing high strength, accuracy and repeatability;
Priority 6: Development of new methods of explosive initiation;
Priority 7: Development of multi-liner warheads;
Priority 8: Development of initial concepts of new warhead carriers as well as selection of existing ones;
Priority 9: Definition of numerical models of the warhead/target systems and performing computer simulations;
Priority 10: Performing experimental tests determining the functioning of the developed warhead systems.

Among financed actions

Activities aiming to create, underpin and improve knowledge, products and technologies;
Activities aiming to increase interoperability and resilience, including second production and exchange of data;
Studies, such as feasibility studies;
Design of a defence product.

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