European Defense Fund: Dassault Aviation launches at the industrial level the EICACS project, a European initiative for the standardization of collaborative air combat
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The European Union supports with 75 million Euros this project preparing the future standards of interoperability of European combat aircraft
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Dassault Aviation coordinates the work of a consortium of 37 manufacturers and research organizations from 11 European countries
(Saint-Cloud, February 03, 2023)
– Dassault Aviation organized today on its site of Saint-Cloud (France), with its European partners from industry and research, the launch meeting of the EICACS (European Initiative for Collaborative Air Combat Standardization) project.
The grant contract, awarded by the European Commission on December 19, 2022, designates Dassault Aviation, recognized for its ability to assume the project management of complex programs in cooperation, as the coordinator of this study project which brings together 37 manufacturers and research organizations from 11 countries of the European Union.
Supported by the European Union to the tune of €75 million as part of the 2021 program of the European Defense Fund (EDF), this project aims to define, within a European framework, future interoperability standards for collaborative air combat.
It will strengthen the ability of European air forces to carry out their missions ever more efficiently and to act in coalitions involving both manned and unmanned systems, future air combat systems and existing platforms as well as their developments. .
Dassault Aviation welcomes the launch of this three-year project which brings together the entire European combat aeronautics industry, as well as various partners from the world of research, around a crucial project for the air forces. of the European Union.
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ABOUT DASSAULT AVIATION:
With more than 10,000 military and civil aircraft delivered to more than 90 countries over the past century (including 2,500 Falcons), Dassault Aviation has recognized know-how and experience in the design, development, sale and support for all types of aircraft, from the Rafale combat aircraft to the high-end Falcon family of business jets, including military drones and space systems. In 2021, Dassault Aviation’s turnover amounted to 7.2 billion euros. The Group has 12,400 employees.
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