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Starts in 1 day from now
LocationHybrid in Brussels and online
ProgrammesThe EDF Info Days 2025 will take place on 2-3 April in hybrid format in Brussels and online.
The European Commission invites you to an exclusive Information Day and Networking Event for the 2025 European Defence Fund (EDF) funding opportunities.
This year’s EDF Info Days will feature:
✅ A detailed presentation of the EDF 2025 calls for proposals by DG DEFIS experts
✅ Insights into the EDF proposal landscape, including submission process and funding opportunities
✅ Thematic pitch sessions to help you find partners, form R&D consortia and refine project proposals
✅ EU Defence Investor Day, connecting investors and entrepreneurs in the defence sector
✅ Matchmaking opportunities both on site and virtually before, during and after the event
Who should attend:
Potential applicants from public and private entities in EU Member States and Norway. More details on eligibility can be found on the EDF webpage.
Key Deadlines:
📌 Deadline to submit pitch presentations proposals: 28 February 2025
📌 Registration for participation: 14 March 2025
Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and secure funding for your defence R&D projects. Register now to secure your spot and gain access to exclusive matchmaking services!
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Only for stakeholders located in Flanders
The Miricle project, ‘Mine Risk Clearance for Europe’, obtained funding under the European Defence Industrial Development programme call ‘Underwater control contributing to resilience at sea’. The main objective of the project was to achieve a European and sovereign capacity in future mine warfare and create a path for the next generation ‘made in Europe’ countermeasure solutions. In order to realise this objective, Miricle addressed various stages: studies, design, prototyping and testing. These stages inter alia included the successful testing of an XL Unmanned Underwater Vehicle, a protototyped mine disposal system and multiple innovative systems to detect buried mines. Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), was one of the five Belgian partners in the consortium. Within the project, VLIZ was able to forward its research on the acoustic imaging of the seabed to spatially map and visualize buried structures and objects - in this case buried mines - in the highest possible detail. VLIZ also led the work on ‘Port and Offshore Testing’, building on the expertise of the institute in the field of marine operations and technology.
