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The Request for Proposal covers the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability Concept Design phase and asks each of the four pre-qualified bidders to propose up to two concept design solutions. The package also includes an offer for de-risking activities to help mature the proposed designs in an initial step of incremental development. According to NSPA, the RFP is based on a harmonised operational and technical baseline developed with Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. This baseline includes key performance parameters linked to capability and supportability requirements, together with operational mission scenarios. NSPA says the procurement is the first it has launched under its new “Acquisition by Qualified Options” competitive mechanism. Bid evaluation is planned to finish by the end of 2027, after which NSPA aims to submit an evaluation summary report to the participating nations. The agency also plans to use digital trials in an in-house modelling and simulation environment as part of the operational evaluation. More information is available at https://eportal.nspa.nato.int/eProcurement5G/Opportunities/Opportunities/DetailsOpportunity?RowIDEncrypted=wKb0O1orsbsor1liAAE4Ig&index=3 and https://www.nspa.nato.int/news/2026/nspa-releases-rfp-for-next-generation-rotorcraft-capability-concept-design
The call identifier is EDF-EDIP-USI-2026-LS-IRA. It sits under EDIP’s Ukraine Support Instrument and is designed for Industry Reinforcement Actions linked to missiles, ammunition and bombs. Eligible consortia must include at least one legal entity in Ukraine. The deadline for submitting proposals is 13 October 2026. Further details are available on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/calls-for-proposals?order=DESC&pageNumber=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate&isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502,31094503&callIdentifier=EDF-EDIP-USI-2026-LS-IRA See also our previous news item: https://ncpflanders.be/news/edip-opens-first-industry-reinforcement-call
Development actions implemented via lump sum grants targeting disruptive technologies for defence EDF-2026-LS-DA-DIS-OTHR European Defence Fund (EDF) 10 August 2026 On 13 July 2026, the European Union and Ukraine signed the Association Agreement on the participation of Ukraine in the European Defence Fund (EDF). This Association Agreement will formally enter into force once the Parties have notified each other of the completion of their respective internal procedures necessary for that purpose. When the Association Agreement will enter into force, legal entities established in Ukraine will become eligible as beneficiaries and subcontractors involved in the actions supported by the EDF under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/697. In the meantime, Ukrainian legal entities may already apply and be considered as consortium members for the EDF Calls for proposals for 2026. For more information see QnA.
The Digital Europe-funded project FACTEUR has opened two further calls for financial support to third parties (for more information see our infosheet), also known as cascade funding for the fact-checking community. Call Emergency Response - Support Grants allows fact-checking organisations to request support for: Emergency Fact-Checking Grants aimed at e.g. crisis fact-checking, debunking and investigative reporting which includes hiring additional journalists and fact-checkers, advancing technical capabilities, publishing counter-narratives and analysis of information crisis, enhancing crisis communication, engagement and reach of fact-checking activities. Emergency Capacity-Building Grants aimed at e.g. improving organisational security and legal protection in the scope of preparation activities for crisis events, enhancing crisis preparedness and development of organisational protocols, trainings and mentorship, improving technical capabilities, strengthening cross-border cooperation in order to enhance responses to crisis events and the capacity to detect and debunk AI-generated content during crisis. Applicants must be EFCSN certified fact-checking organisations or fact-checking organisations that can demonstrate that they respect in practice the European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisations. More information on the call and its eligibility criteria can be found on the dedicated website, deadline to submit proposals is 31 December 2027. Call Emergency Response - Microgrants for Ecosystem Development allows fact-checking organisations to request support for: Production of Fact-sheets – brief overviews in English of the most prevalent disinformation narratives and claims surging during ongoing semi-predictable and unpredictable crises events that may have cross border impact. Production of Case studies – post-crisis analysis in which fact-checking organisations document disinformation surges during semi-predictable and unpredictable crisis events and their actions and experiences in order to share the know-how throughout the community. Applicants must be EFCSN certified fact-checking organisations or fact-checking teams or units within larger organisations. More information on the call and its eligibility criteria can be found on the dedicated website, deadline to submit proposals is 30 April 2028.
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Founded in 1999, Luciad serves clients in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Though it recently was acquired by Hexagon Geospatial, they kept an agile SME mindset. Thousands of end users work directly with Luciad’s geospatial applications, and major systems integrators (think Airbus Defense and Space, Lufthansa Systems, NATO, Thales…) incorporate its software in their own products.
NCP Flanders went to Leuven to interview Frederic Houbie, the Research Projects Manager at Luciad, about how he sees Horizon 2020. Luciad is a partner in the MARISA project, which is a collaborative RIA project submitted to an ICT call topic.
