Advanced border surveillance and situational awareness
In short
This is an Innovation Action under Horizon Europe. The budget is €12 million for about 2 grants of €6 million each. It is paid as a lump sum, so you report results instead of costs. Deadline: 5 November 2026.
What the call wants to achieve
- Improved detection, localization, characterization and, when applicable, neutralisation, of unmanned vehicles alone or in swarms, involved in trafficking or smuggling activities across external borders, while complying with legal and ethical guidelines
- Improved border situational awareness, especially in the context of large-scale movements of people across borders, including from potential instrumentalisation of irregular migration, conflicts, social, economic, environmental and climate stress
- Better safeguard and promotion of fundamental rights thanks to enhanced situational awareness
- Reliable, redundant detection and reaction capacities without putting staff and society at risk.
Source: EU Funding & Tenders Portal, © European Union, CC BY 4.0, summarised. The official call text and its annexes decide eligibility, budget and deadlines.
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