EU to launch €90M military research pilot in 2017
EU to launch €90M military research pilot in 2017
12 December 2016
Modified: 14 December 2017
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The European Commission confirmed that a €90 million pilot programme of military research will get under way next year and said a potential €3.5 billion could be allocated to defence R&D between 2021 and 2027.
Technology fields covered by the new pilot will include electronics, metamaterials, encrypted software and robotics. A new surveillance drone system is one example of a project the fund would back.
The new defence pilot and eventual programme will be "a very different animal” from Horizon 2020, according to a Commission official.
More information: http://sciencebusiness.net/news/80031/EU-to-launch-â¬90M-military-research-pilot-in-2017
The new defence pilot and eventual programme will be "a very different animal” from Horizon 2020, according to a Commission official.
More information: http://sciencebusiness.net/news/80031/EU-to-launch-â¬90M-military-research-pilot-in-2017
Updated: 14 December 2017