U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV
European Defence Fund project (~€4M) developing a heavy-lift military UAV with post-quantum cryptography and AI resilience; Decent Cybersecurity Ireland contributes PQC/AI components.
U-HARRIER (Unmanned Heavy-lift Aerial Reconnaissance and Resilient Integrated European Response) is a 36-month European Defence Fund 2025 research action to design, develop and validate a 300 kg heavy-lift UAV for supply transport in contested, GNSS-denied or degraded environments, featuring ballistic protection, EMI shielding, and AI-driven structural health monitoring. The project is coordinated by EDAIR Technologies SL (Spain), with Decent Cybersecurity Ireland Limited contributing post-quantum cryptography and AI-driven cyber resilience.
Program detail
- Agency
- European Defence Fund
- Acronym
- U-HARRIER
- Budget
- €3,999,652.04 (100% EU-funded, EDF 2025)
- Phase
- Active
- Domain
- UAV / post-quantum cryptography / AI resilience
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Frequently asked
- What is U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV?
- U-HARRIER (Unmanned Heavy-lift Aerial Reconnaissance and Resilient Integrated European Response) is a 36-month European Defence Fund 2025 research action to design, develop and validate a 300 kg heavy-lift UAV for supply transport in contested, GNSS-denied or degraded environments, featuring ballistic protection, EMI shielding, and AI-driven structural health monitoring. The project is coordinated by EDAIR Technologies SL (Spain), with Decent Cybersecurity Ireland Limited contributing post-quantum cryptography and AI-driven cyber resilience.
- Which agency runs U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV?
- U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV is run by European Defence Fund and is also known as U-HARRIER.
- What is the budget for U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV?
- U-HARRIER — Heavy-Lift Military UAV has a budget of €3,999,652.04 (100% EU-funded, EDF 2025), currently in its Active phase.
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Decent Cybersecurity Ireland contributes PQC and AI resilience to the U-HARRIER heavy-lift military UAV project
Decent Cybersecurity: Decent Cybersecurity — R&D ProjectsVerified2026-07-20 - 2
U-HARRIER: 36-month EDF 2025 research action, €3,999,652.04 estimated total cost (100% EU-funded), coordinated by EDAIR Technologies SL, developing a 300kg heavy-lift UAV
European Commission: FACTSHEET_EDF_2025_LS_RA_SMERO_NT_101304865_U_HARRIERVerified2026-07-20