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2021-09-01
Elettronica Continues to Strengthen European Defence Programmes
Since 2017, when Elettronica participated in the European Defence Agency’s PADR (Preparatory Action on Defence Research) initiative, the company has continued its successful involvement in European defence programmes. PADR was an important step forward in demonstrating the added value of EU-supported defence research and technology initiatives.
Elettronica has also been involved with the EDIDP (European Defence Industrial Development Programme) from 2019. EDIDP is an ongoing European Commission programme supporting the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the EU’s defence industry.
This year, Elettronica has received recognition of its commitment to EDIDP via the award of two important projects approved by the European Union.
The company has been named as the coordinator for the CARMENTA project. This includes a consortium of 14 European defence companies such as Airbus Deutschland, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Helicopters España, BPTI, DA Group, Indra, Hensoldt Sensors, Indra, Leonardo, MBDA, Saab, Terma and Thales. These companies represent eight EU nations: Italy, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, and Sweden.
CARMENTA will develop the next generation of Self Protection Systems (SPSs), both for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. These SPSs will be capable of addressing a wide spectrum of current and evolving threats using different countermeasures. Artificial intelligence and machine learning, alongside open architecture, will ease the integration of these self-protection systems on current and future platforms. These approaches will let equipment be easily updated as it moves through its service life.
Elettronica achieved notable results in the EDIDP’s Excellence, Innovation, Competitiveness and Growth evaluation criteria. The grant awarded via the CARMENTA programme is worth approximately €8.1 million.
Furthermore, Elettronica has also been selected to support the European Commission’s JEY-CUAS (Joint European System for Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems) project. The company will work alongside Leonardo towards a new generation European anti-drone countermeasures system. This effort will focus on enhancing the ability to react to the emerging threats of micro and mini drones.
“The grants obtained in the EDIDP 2020 projects represent a key success for Elettronica, which makes us very proud, especially the CARMENTA project which Elettronica is leading. We will continue to work hard to bring our years of experience and credibility to these, and other, projects. These initiatives will be the driving force for the growth of our company and the nation, with a valuable contributiosn underscoring our commitment to technological excellence and constant innovation,” said Domitilla Benigni, CEO and COO of Elettronica.
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