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12–14 May 2025 | Madrid, Spain

Project cooperationUpdated on 9 April 2025

Advanced military systems

Filipe Duarte

CEO at OPTIMAL DEFENCE

Santarém, Santarém, Portugal

About

The company is fully licensed under the European Union’s Common Military List and NATO standards, with certifications across categories such as ML3 (Ammunition), ML4 (Missiles and Explosives), ML7 (CBRN Agents), ML10 (Unmanned Platforms), and ML21 (Military Software and Technology). It has achieved significant milestones including energetic materials licensing.

Optimal Defence promotes dual-use innovation, working in close collaboration with academia, industry, and government stakeholders to ensure technological sovereignty, operational readiness, and the development of sustainable, next-generation defence solutions.

Stage

  • Early - Idea stage

Topic

  • HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-FCT-04: Humanitarian demining / Unexploded Ordnance Disposal (UXO) of civil areas and unexploded ordnance risk education

Organisation

OPTIMAL DEFENCE

Company

Santarém, Portugal

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