European defence industrial development programme: 2019 calls for proposals

The EDIDP is an industrial development programme, established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1092, which is implemented through annual calls for proposals in 2019 and 2020. The calls are based on a two-year work programme defined in close cooperation with Member States and adopted by the Commission on 19 March 2019. The programme, with a financial envelope of €500 million will co-finance the joint development of defence products and technologies. Calls Call EDIDP-MUGS-2019 – Multipurpose unmanned ground system Call EDIDP-ISR-2019 – Permanent air or space capabilities for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and communication, tactical Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) and sensor suite for integration into air-traffic management - Topic EDIDP-ISR-TRPAS-2019 – Development of a lowobservable tactical RPAS with the capability to provide near real time information and with modern self-protection - Topic EDIDP-ISR-DAA-2019 – European Detect and Avoid (DAA) function based on new sensors and processing for RPAS integration into air-traffic management - Topic EDIDP-ISR-EHAPS-2019 – European High Altitude Platform Station (Euro-HAPS) solution for Union defence (surveillance of maritime zones, land borders or critical assets) - Topic EDIDP-ISR-PEO-2019 – Persistent earth observation from space with automated interpretation of data and information, including artificial intelligence, cloud solutions and real time on-board...