Info Session: Information Session on Civil Security for Society and European Defence Fund

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On July 7th 2022, NCP Flanders organised an info session on security-related topics within the European Defence FundHorizon Europe (Civil Security for Society) and Digital Europe (Cybersecurity).

The session aims to provide an overview on funding opportunities for researchers, companies and practitioners.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction – Mark Antonissen, NCP Flanders
    European Defence Fund – Mark Antonissen, NCP Flanders
  2. Horizon Europe: Civil Security in Society (Cluster 3) & Digital Europe: Cybersecurity - Marie Timmermann, NCP Flanders
  3. Development of work programmes - Paris Van Paesschen, Department of Economics, Science & Innovation (Departement EWI)

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Testimonial

image of Miricle - Mine Risk Clearance for Europe

Miricle - Mine Risk Clearance for Europe

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.