Open now · Pilot Projects and Preparatory Actions · PPPA-2026-IRIS2-UT-IND-READINESS
Expected Impact:
Projects funded under this call are expected to deliver tangible industrial outputs that demonstrably advance the readiness and affordability of future governmental Ka-band user terminals for IRIS2 and GOVSATCOM services. Expected outputs include, for example: qualified production processes, calibrated sub-assemblies, pilot-run units, validated manufacturing equipment chains or manufacturing cost models.
Purely analytical deliverables (studies, design reports) are not sufficient as primary outputs but may complement the above.
Where relevant, outputs shall include documented design assumptions, interface parameters or process specifications enabling adaptation to different terminal configurations with limited re-engineering, so as to support uptake in follow-on integration, pilot deployment and scale-up activities.
Objective:
The aim of this call for proposals is to advance the industrial readiness of European Ka-band user terminal technologies, subsystems and manufacturing processes, with a view to enabling cost-effective production of user terminals for services provided under the Union secure connectivity programme (IRIS²) and GOVSATCOM.
The target reference for this call is the Ka-band user terminal segment of IRIS², operating with non-geostationary satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO). Proposed activities shall be relevant across the full Ka-band frequency range, covering both commercial Ka-band (17.7-20.2 GHz downlink, 27.5-30.0 GHz uplink) and military Ka-band (20.2-21.2 GHz downlink, 30.0-31.0 GHz uplink). Proposals should leverage commonality between governmental and commercial terminal variants to maximise production volumes and cost reduction.
Scope:
Trimmed here, the full scope, expected outcomes and award criteria are on the official topic page ↗.
| Item | Estimate | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Drafting effort | 3–4 weeks | single submission |
| Time to first payment | 6–9 months | cut-off → evaluation → grant agreement |
These are Bemzu's estimates from the call's structure (the number of stages and whether a consortium is required) not figures published by the Commission. Only the co-financing share is read from the call itself.
Two kinds of row. Most are the sentence we read the condition from, quoted out of the call itself. Some say plainly that they are not a quotation but the programme's own rule for this type of action, the EU portal publishes a table of contents where the conditions should be, so for a Research and Innovation Action the rate comes from the rulebook rather than from the fiche.
| Condition | Quoted from the call, or the rule behind it |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Scope: Submitted proposals shall address a coherent approach to improving the affordability, manufacturability and production readiness of future Ka-band user terminals, with a focus on technologies and subsystems that are sufficiently mature to support near-term industrialisation (at least TRL5 or |
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