ID: 101074868

NAME: “Level 1 Accelerator for Defence Sector”

ACRONYM: LEVIATAD

PROGRAMME: Single Market Programme

CALL: SMP-COSME-2021-CLUSTER

OBJECTIVE: Creating the first European cluster of excellence in the naval and aeronaval defence sector

PERIOD: 01/09/2022 – 31/08/2024

BUDGET: €1.392.402,77 (75% dedicated to the financial support of small and medium-sized enterprises)

PARTNERS: 6 organizations from 4 different European countries

LEVIATAD aims to create the first Eurocluster of excellence in naval defence through cooperation, in terms of synergies and integration, among project partners. The goal will be achieved by following a three-step action plan:

• Mapping the value chain of the naval and aeronaval defence sector after the pandemic crisis to better understand the structure of the European ecosystem and possible synergies and complementarities at transnational level. This will enable the Consortium to draw lessons concerning the sector’s disruptions and dependencies and develop a more efficient industrial strategy that incorporates the principles of green and digital transitions, and increases resilience and competitiveness in a long-term European strategic approach.
• Put in place actions to support SMEs in their up-skilling towards strategic technological innovation, seen as the starting point of their path of resilience towards autonomy, while strengthening European sovereignty in the defence sector. Supporting measures include thematic training workshops and financial support actions.
• “Go-to-international,” i.e. additional supporting measures to help SMEs acquire skills in third-country markets. The aim is to promote action plans to improve the European position in the value chain by supporting innovation processes and pushing SMEs to strengthen cooperation with key public and private groups in domestic, European and international markets.