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What is ECDI?

The European drone market is rapidly growing, projected to reach EUR 14.5 billion by 2030. With over 300 drone EU-funded projects totaling €900 million in 20 years, Europe is a leader in this sector. European SMEs are driving innovation, while ECDI aims to enhance the sector's innovation capacity, resilience, and sustainability.

THE TEAM

The ECDI Consortium brings together a strong and complementary partnership:

  • Three European Clusters and one Ukrainian Cluster Alliance.
  • Apart from the coordinator all partners come from less advanced EU regions in Spain, Poland, and Ukraine.

Shared Strengths of All Partners

  • Specialized in Aerospace & Drones
  • Members of Key European networks: EACP, ECTL, EDC, GUTMA, DAE, AME
  • Active in EACP working groups on Coordination, UAS, Science & Technology, Skills, and Internationalization

Expertise

  • A strong membership base of over 750 SMEs and Start-ups
  • Experience in European cooperation within the drone sector
  • Solid track records in European projects, including FSTP initiatives

Project Overview

BUDGET

€2.7 million

DURATION

30 months

PARTNERS

Four partners from France, Spain, Poland, and Ukraine

COORDINATOR

Aerospace Valley

FUNDED BY

SMP-COSME-2024-CLUSTERS-01

STARTED DAY

01.10.2025

Objectives

Increase network and generate new partnership opportunities

Enhance the visibility and accelerate drone innovations

Disseminate expertise and knowledge within a European audience of stakeholders and end-users, to foster upskilling and reskilling

Accelerate advanced technologies adoption for strategic autonomy, resilience and sustainability

Conceptualize, Create and Launch the Innovation Drone Alliance

THE OPEN CALLS

CIVIL OPEN CALL:

Support services to Civilian SMEs to help them develop a dual-use product to better serve societal, environmental, defence and security issues

Start - 01/2026

Cut-off 1 - 03/2026

Cut-off 2 - 05/2026

25 mono projects

DUAL USE CALL:

Support services to dual-use SMEs to improve or launch their environmental and digital transition

Start - 06/2026 (to be confirmed)

End - 08/2026 (to be confirmed)

10 mono projects

DUO DUAL-USE CALL

Support services to two dual-use SMEs to improve or launch their environmental and digital transition

Start - 05/2027 (to be confirmed)

End - 07/2027 (to be confirmed)

5 duo projects