WG Security & Defence Research

EARTO WG Security & Defence Research is composed of more than 20 active experts. The WG members are active in EU security research programmes, share information on their proposal efforts, establish contacts with key stakeholders and define common positions to present RTOs’ capacities to support EU policies and needs in the field of Security & Defence.

Key Topics for 2024

  • Horizon Europe (Cluster 3 – Civil Security for Society/Strategic Plan 2025-2027/EDF)
  • Security Mission Information & Innovation Group (SMI2G) Event
  • Co-organisers and panelists of Community for European Research and Innovation for Security
Cooperation with EC DGs & other Stakeholders
  • European Commission (DG DEFIS, DG R&I, DG CONNECT, DG HOME)
  • European Defence Agency (EDA)
  • IMG-S
  • CEN CENELEC
  • EIB
  • Seren 4

Latest Papers Published

06 / 11 / 2023

EARTO Comments on Civil Security for Society in the Draft Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2025 – 2027)

This position paper puts forward a series of recommendations established by the EARTO WG Security and Defence Research (WGSD) in response to the draft Horizon Europe (HE) Strategic Plan 2025- 2027, dated October 2023, in particular on Cluster 3 (Civil security for society).

21 / 02 / 2023

EARTO Inputs on RD&I for Civil Security for Society (Cluster 3) for Horizon Europe next Strategic Plan 2025-2027

In view of the preparation of the Horizon Europe next Strategic Plan 2025-2027, the EARTO Working Group Security and Defence Research would like to point out 6 recommendations to further increase the viability and impact of the Civil Security for Society programme.

26 / 05 / 2020

EARTO WG Security & Defence Paper: Towards Horizon Europe: Bridging the Valley of Death in Security Research

The EARTO WG Security & Defence formulates 6 recommendations for bridging the “valley of death” in Security Research, a market that is different from most others and whose particularities at EU level must be considered.

05 / 07 / 2018

EARTO Analysis of EC Defence Fund Legislative Proposal

EARTO welcomes the EC Proposal for a Regulation establishing the European Defence Fund and made this detailed analysis to strengthen such proposal even further.