Information Session

Event

BELSPO and the RHID will launch the 6th call in the frame of the Defence-related Research Action: DEFRA.

To inform potential applicants about the context, scope and modalities of this call and to offer them network opportunities, an information day will be held on Tuesday 27 January 2026 and Thursday 28 January 2026 at the Royal Military Academy.

More information on the programme and registration modalities will become available at the end of December 2025.

Themes

• Theme 1 - Resilient Propulsion Technologies for Strategic Autonomy
• Theme 2 - Cyber : Advanced Data Management and Intelligence Concepts
• Theme 3 - Innovative Solutions for Military Medical Logistics in Challenging Environments
• Theme 4 - Biomanufacturing
• Theme 5 - Smart energy management, energy optimisation (including optimised storage technologies)
• Theme 6 - Next generation sensing
• Theme 7 - Exploring and Integrating Unmanned Systems
• Theme 8 - Conflict Dynamics & Warning Intelligence
• Theme 9 - Communications Technology
• Theme 10 - Open call: Defence relevant research

More information: DEFRA call 2026