EC Call for Proposals for EU Action Grants

Application is open for the EC Call for Proposals for EU Action Grants. Proposals must focus on the development of a capability considering SOF-specific requirements, which includes not only generic C2 capabilities but also those tailored for SOF. Those SOF-specific requirements imply interoperability with higher level C2 Systems and with tactical edge communication systems for field-deployed operators, rapid deployment capabilities in various areas of interest supporting several SOF teams, low thermal signature power supplies, and multi-environment operational capabilities as a standalone asset.

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Eligibility

Proposals must in particular address the development of:

• A SOFCPC2 hosting infrastructure, transportable by air, road, and sea, and rapidly deployable, including accommodation facilities, HVAC, water supply, and sewage to support all operations. The facilities should be modular and adaptable to all climate zones and in line with operating Member States and Norway’s needs, with the ability to be deployed onboard sea-based assets or naval vessels.
• An autonomous, energy supply system with low thermal and acoustic emission that can be integrated into the air, road, and sea transportable SOFCPC2 hosting infrastructure.
• An ad-hoc, adaptive, interoperable, resilient, and cyber-secure, end-to-end SOFCPC2 communication system, able to be integrated into the broader C2 infrastructure, enabling the exchange of information across the entire command hierarchy, with platforms and down to the field-deployed operators.
• An integrated C2 platform, intelligence, and sensing software platform.
• A system is capable to receive and fuse information from heterogeneous sensors, and manned and unmanned platforms.
• A SOFCPC2 end-user terminal (field-deployed special operator), including applications to achieve the integration of C2, intelligence, sensors, weapon systems, and communications platforms to a seamless architecture.
• A SOFCPC2 perimeter security system and its integration with the C2 and communications platforms.

Benefits

Symmetric and asymmetric threats inside and outside the EU territory require fast response and the ability to rapidly deploy transportable units implementing a Special Operations Forces Command Post and C2 System (SOFCPC2) to areas of interest, during both peace and wartime. The 2018 Capability Development Plan (CDP-2018) encodes this need in the priority “Cross-domain capabilities contributing to achieve EU’s Level of Ambition” and in particular “c) Enabling capabilities to operate autonomously within EU’s LoA” and more specifically: “Providing a deployable joint interoperable C2 capability readily available for integration so as to be able to operate more efficiently with international and regional partners.”

Application process

Click  here to apply for EC Call for Proposals for EU Action Grants

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