D-STORM FSTP Call 1 - Loitering Munitions & UCAS: Use Cases, Scenarios and CONOPS
D-STORM FSTP Call 1 - Loitering Munitions & UCAS: Use Cases, Scenarios and CONOPS supports SMEs and start-ups to share operational lessons that inform use cases, scenarios, concepts of operations and requirements.
Funder: European Commission
Due Dates: January 11, 2027, 11:00 CET (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to EUR 10,000 per recipient; EUR 90,000 total funding; duration up to 4 weeks
Summary: Supports operational insights on Loitering Munitions and UCAS to inform D-STORM use cases, scenarios, concepts of operations and requirements.
Key Information: Primarily targets SMEs and start-ups established in EU Member States, Norway or Ukraine.
Description
D-STORM’s first cascade funding call seeks first-hand or well-substantiated operational insights and lessons learned on Loitering Munitions and UCAS, particularly from the Ukrainian conflict. Contributions will inform the consortium’s work on use cases, scenarios, concepts of operations (CONOPS) and high-level requirements.
Supported activities include structured recommendations, questionnaires, interviews and participation in a D-STORM workshop. D-STORM—Drone-based Scalable Tactical Operations Responsive Munitions—runs the call and awards and pays the funding itself. The project is funded by the European Commission under the European Defence Fund topic EDF-2025-DA-SI-GROUND-DAMM, concerning drone-based affordable mass munitions.
