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A significant success for domestic research and development in the field of Defence and Security is the participation of Cyprus small and medium enterprises in five more proposals of the European Defence Industrial Development Program (EDIDP) of the European Commission. More specifically for the year 2020, Cyprus companies participated in the following five projects:
- JEY – CUAS: Joint European sYstem for Countering Unmanned Aerial Systems (Participation of SIGNALGENERIX LTD).
- FIRES: Future Indirect fiRes European Solution (Participation of ADDITESS ADVANCED INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS & SERVICES LTD)
- USSPS: Development of Unmanned Semi-fixed Sea Platforms for Maritime Surveillance (Participation of CY.R.I.C CYPRUS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTER LTD and SIGNALGENERIX LTD)
- AI4DEF: Artificial Intelligence for Defence (Participation of EIGHT BELLS LTD)
- HERMES: Data Exchange Platform for the Cyber Defence of Autonomous Military Systems (Participation of Ebos Technologies LTD)
📢Σημαντική επιτυχία για την εγχώρια έρευνα και ανάπτυξη στον τομέα της #Άμυνας και της #Ασφάλειας αποτελεί η συμμετοχή κυπριακών επιχειρήσεων σε ακόμα πέντε προτάσεις του Ευρωπαϊκού 🇪🇺Προγράμματος Βιομηχανικής Ανάπτυξης στον Τομέα της Άμυνας. #EDIDP https://t.co/iXEi69tpc1
— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceCyprus) August 26, 2021
Also read: Ministry of National Defence | Signing of 3 EDIDP programs in which Cyprus Companies participate
The total funding for these projects amounts to approximately 38 million euros. The European Union will allocate 158 million euros for 26 projects as a result of all 12 invitations published in 2020.
The success of Cyprus companies, by participating in five programs in 2020, is a continuation of the successful efforts of 2020, where five proposals were selected (EDIDP 2019) with the participation of Cyprus companies. This proves that Cyprus can make a substantial contribution to the development of European defence capabilities. The participation of companies will contribute to the development of domestic defence research, innovation, and technology while creating new job opportunities.
In an announcement, the Minister of Defence, Mr. Charalambos Petridis, warmly congratulated those who contributed to this success and especially the Federation of Employers and Industrialists, the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Cyprus Association of Research and Innovation Enterprises, while he thanked all those involved in this endeavor for the cooperation and support they offer to the further establishment and development of the sector, which in turn contributes to the operational upgrade of the National Guard.
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