The European Defence Agency (EDA) has issued a market consultation to industry, to help it “enhance its understanding of the performance and characteristics of Airspace monitoring of non-collaborative aircraft and Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), covering detection, tracking, classification, identification and neutralisation, and including command and control (C2), as well as associated operational and technical considerations related to their deployment. “
According to the market consultation document: “This initiative aims to:
- Engage with the market: Understand existing and emerging Airspace and C-UAS technologies and their performances.
- Promote transparency: Ensure openness and information-sharing and encourage a fair and competitive environment.
- Refine procurement strategies: Gain industry insights to inform future procurement processes and strategies of Member States.
- Identify potential suppliers: Preliminarily identify solutions and suppliers, enabling more efficient future procurements.
- Identify and close gaps: Analyse gaps in systems and methodologies, and facilitate the development of cutting-edge, restorative solutions.
“Interested parties are encouraged to express their interest by providing relevant information regarding their offerings,” said the EDA. “This engagement aims to map the available solutions and evaluate the expertise within the industry, with a particular focus – but not limited to – the European Defence Technological Industrial Base. The target audience is economic operators, developers and manufacturers of airspace and C-UAS solutions of any origin, regardless of their current access to the European Union market.
“This is not a call for tender, said the EDA,”this RFI serves purely for market consultation and does not initiate a formal procurement process or signify an obligation to proceed with tendering Submissions should be completed by 31/05/2026, 17:00 Brussels time, on the following link here :
For more information
https://eda.europa.eu/procurement/other-notices/request-for-information-on-airspace-monitoring-and-c-uas-solutions-for-dual-use-(military-and-civil)-missions
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