The INTERACT project is featured at Europa.eu website at section “EU defence Agency”, subsection “Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR)”.

The Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) is a precursor programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF).  PADR funds 18 research projects that have been selected following calls for proposals in the years 2017 to 2019, including an open call on disruptive technologies to test this new research field in view of the future EDF.

PADR Objectives

• Demonstrate and assess added-value of EU supported defence R&T
• Foster cooperation between Member States and between EU defence industries, RTOs and academia
• Prepare the research window of the EDF from 2021 onwards

You can read more about PADR here,

More information around INTERACT project are provided by the Europa.eu website at the digital promotional material available here.