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Royal High Institute for Defence

16 Feb 2011 Presentation to Nat Reps Slide 1

European Defence Agency

LtCol BAF (GS) F. ROUVROI, M.Sc.EngRSTD/MSP



Presentation outline

� EDA – General Information

� EDA – Overall Process

� Cat A Projects

� Cat B Projects

� Effectiveness of R&T activities

� Conclusions



EDA – General Information

The legal basis

The Treaty of Lisbon (01/12/2009) elevated EDA to Treaty level as a substantial cornerstone of the Common Security and Defense Policy. The Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP (12 July 2004) on the establishment of the EDA still applies.

The Head of the Agency

Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, is the Head of the European Defence Agency from the 1 December 2009.

The Chief Executive

Claude-France Arnouldtook her appointment on 17 January 2011.



EDA – General Information

� 26 participating Member States (pMS):

all members of European Union, except

� Cooperation agreement with

� Categories of projects:

– Operational budget (funded by all pMS)

– Cat A (Opt out)

– Cat B (Opt in)



EDA – General Information(continued)

� EDA procedures for R&T projects

NEW-June 2010– “General Rules and Procedures applicable to ad hoc

research and technology projects and programmes

for the European Defence Agency”

– “General Provisions applicable to ad hoc research

and technology projects and programmes for the

European Defence Agency”

� Strong industrial participation

in CapTech activities



EDA – Overall processCapabilityDirectorate

J. Mullin

R&TDirectorate

C. Bréant

ArmamentDirectorate

Vacant

Industry & MarketDirectorate

Vacant

LtGen AndriesACOS STRAT

Capt (Navy) Marcel

RHID/RSTD

LtGen AndriesACOS STRAT

M. Van de VenBSDI

CapTechs

IAP 1 to 4

CapTechs

ESM 1 to 4

CapTechs

GEM 1 to 4

Central PoC

Col Smets

ACOS STRAT

Col OlligschlagerACOS STRAT

Maj JancysACOS STRAT

Col DewildeACOS STRAT






� Cat A Projects

� Cat B Projects


� Conclusions



Cat A – Joint Investment Program“Force Protection” Key Facts

� 20 contributing Members (cM) to this JIP

AT, BE, CY, CZ, DE, EE, EL, ES, FI, FR, HU, IE, IT, NL, NO, PL, PT,

SI, SK, SE.

� Total budget : 54,93 million Euro, 2007-2009 (BE : 1,52 Mio €)

� Covers the capability areas:

� Collective survivability

� Individual protection

� Secured tactical wireless communication

� Data Analysis including data fusion from various sources

� Mission Planning/Training in an asymmetric environment

� Tenderers : system integrators, SMEs,

academia, defence and security research establishments



Unmanned Maritime SystemsKey Facts

� Management Committee

– Captain (Navy) Yves Dupont

� Project Arrangement signed at EDA Steering Board

Meeting in MoD formation

in December 2010

� BE participating with 4 ongoing studies, maximizing

the return on investment



Cat A – Joint Investment Program“CBRN” Key Facts

� Management Committee established June 2010

– Med Col Jean-Luc Gala, CTMA/DLD-Bio

– Mr Wim Van den Bossche, DLD

� Draft version of the Project Arrangement

issued on 4 February 2011

� Book building / technical content in progress

� Coordination mechanism between EDA, EC and ESA

(European Framework Cooperation)

� Business case will be submitted to CHOD / MOD






� Cat A Projects

� Cat B Projects


� Conclusions



Cat B Projects– Generation Process



Cat B – OverviewDecember 2009 December 2010

Total candidates 29 19

Total value 138,5 MEUR 91,7 MEUR

# PA

signed

14 9

# contracts signed

4 1



Cat B – New projects with BE paricipation

� MIRACLE 2 Micro Satellite Clusters (2)

� NMRS-2 Networked Multi-Robot Systems – Phase 2

� MLM Munition Life Management

� 2B-PROT High-Tech materials for ballistic impact and

blast-wave protection

� SOCUMOD Ph2 Social & cultural modelling of FHQS & the

operational environment – Phase 2






� Cat A Projects

� Cat B Projects


� Conclusions



Information Acquisition & Processing

Guidance, Energy& Materials

Environment, Systems & Modelling

IAP1

ComponentsPatrick Merken (CISS)

GEM1(Utimia Madaleno)

Materials & StructuresLuc Rabet (COBO)

ESM1(Solon Mias)

Naval Systems & their EnvironmentYves Dupont

IAP2 (Attila Simon)RF Sensor Systems& Signal Processing

Thierry Gérard (RHID)

GEM2(Dinesh Chandramouli)

Energetics, Missiles & MunitionsMichel Lefèbvre (TSCA)

ESM2(Jérôme Garcia)

Aerial Systems & their EnvironmentFernand Rouvroi (RHID)

IAP3(Jari Hartikainen)

Optical Sensor Systems& Signal Processing

Marijke Vandewal (CISS)

GEM3(Antoine Vincent)

Ground Systems & their Environments

Erik Van de Schoor (RHID)

ESM3(Ulrich Karock)

Systems of Systems, Space, Simulation & Experiment

Thierry Gérard (RHID)

IAP4(Michael Sieber) CIS & Networks

Patrick Verlinde (CISS)

GEM4(Jonas Nygards)

Guidance & ControlFernand Rouvroi (RHID)

ESM4(Gerlof De Wilde)

Human Factors & CBR ProtectionJohan Vereycken (RHID)

Jean-Luc Gala (CMTA/DLD Bio)

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CapTech National Coordinators



CNC roles

� CapTech National Coordinator– RHID– ACOS Ops&Trg, STRAT, …– DG MR, HR, …

� Guidance from RHID– Consider agenda before confirming attendance to CapTech meeting

– Inform / report to RHID– Additional briefings on CNC roles

� Feedback from CNCs



Improving the CapTechWay of Working

� Strategic Research Agenda

� Implementation of Lessons Learned






� Cat A Projects

� Cat B Projects


� Conclusions



Conclusions

� EDA R&T provides a structure for collaborative projects and programmes

� BE involvement is « proportionaly adequate »

� RSTD available for further information upon request





CapTech Way of Working

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