Bonn, Germany, 15 May 2024 - The OCCAR-EA
Director, Mr. Joachim Sucker, along with the Hypersonic Defence Interception Study HYDIS2
consortium, composed of 19 industrial partners from five Nations (DE, ES, FR,
IT, and NL) and represented by MBDA France, officially signed the HYDIS2
Grant Agreement (GA) under the authority of the European Commission and the
associated HYDIS Linked Procurement Contract (LPC) on behalf of the OCCAR HYDIS
Participating States Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands.
The Programme
amounts to around 140 M€, of which 80 M€ is co-funded by the European Defence
Fund (EDF).
The Hypersonic Defence
Interceptor System (HYDIS) Programme aims towards the investigation and
definition of the concept for an endo-atmospheric interceptor able to counter
fast-growing and complex threats such as manoeuvring ballistic missiles,
hypersonic cruise missiles or hypersonic glide vehicles.
The HYDIS Programme aligns with
the EDF 2023 Project (HYDIS2) for which OCCAR-EA was entrusted as
Granting Authority. The signing of the Grant Agreement consolidates the
collaboration between OCCAR-EA and the European Commission within the framework
of managing the European Defence Fund.
HYDIS2 will last for three years and will involve the exploration of various interceptor concepts and
the maturation of the related critical technologies.
If you want to learn more about
the HYDIS Programme please see here:
OCCAR - HYDIS Programme - Hypersonic Defence Interceptor
System
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