Deadline Date: April 14, 2026
The European Commission (EC) invites proposals to develop robust AI-assisted capabilities for digital aircraft design, manufacturing, operation, maintenance, and overhaul.
The focus areas include AI-assisted digital aircraft design, redesign, and certification in collaboration with digital twins and virtual products, AI-assisted tools for requirement definition, validation, and verification, and AI-supported digital aircraft manufacturing, operation, condition monitoring, and maintenance activities.
Proposals may address robust and accelerated training of AI capabilities, high-performance AI-assisted computing for multi-disciplinary design, protocols and standards for the aircraft manufacturing and MRO supply chain, accelerated experimental validation of machine learning algorithms, verifiable use of Generative AI and Large Language Models for regulated areas, AI-assisted prescriptive maintenance procedures, and human-in-the-loop AI-assisted maintenance assistance systems.
The call is part of Horizon Research and Innovation Actions (RIA), with a total contribution of €10,000,000 and individual project funding around €5,000,000. The scope covers all aircraft components, including propulsion, aerostructures, systems, and their integration. Projects are expected to enhance efficiency, safety, circularity, and digital twin integration across the aircraft lifecycle.
Any legal entity is eligible to participate, regardless of its place of establishment, including entities from non-associated third countries and international organisations such as international European research organisations, whether or not they are eligible for funding, provided that they meet the conditions set out in the Horizon Europe Regulation along with any additional requirements specified in the relevant call or topic.
For more information, visit European Commission.
