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EDA opens EUR 1 million land domain tenders including counter-UAS for ground forces

The European Defence Agency opened tenders worth about EUR 1 million per project for land domain capabilities, including counter-UAS systems to protect ground forces, armoured platforms and uncrewed ground vehicles, over a 48-month duration.

Reported Editor-read Unmanned Airspace, 24 February 2026

What it does not test. Does not establish that any contractor has been chosen or that funding beyond the tender ceiling has been committed.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EDA opens small CUAS/ground-robot tenders; no contractor chosen or funded beyond ceiling. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-19. How the record is made

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