SICUR 2026 Brokerage Event - Cluster 3

24 – 26 Feb 2026 | Madrid, Spain

Project cooperationUpdated on 23 January 2026

Looking for Collaboration Opportunities under Horizon Europe Cluster 3 (ASELSAN)

EU Funding Specialist at ASELSAN

ANKARA, Türkiye

About

ASELSAN is a leading high-technology company and system integrator with more than fifty years of experience in the design, development, integration and validation of mission-critical security systems. The organisation develops advanced technological solutions addressing the needs of civil security authorities, public institutions and critical infrastructure operators, with a strong focus on operational effectiveness, interoperability and resilience.

In the context of Horizon Europe Cluster 3 “Civil Security for Society” – 2026 Calls, ASELSAN is seeking project cooperation opportunities across all Cluster 3 destinations, including Fight against Crime and Terrorism (FCT), Border Management (BM), Cybersecurity (ECCC), Resilient and Secure Infrastructures (INFRA) and Disaster-Resilient Society (DRS).

ASELSAN’s competencies are closely aligned with the expected outcomes of the 2026 Cluster 3 calls, particularly those targeting:

  • Enhanced protection of public spaces, borders and critical infrastructures,

  • Increased interoperability and information sharing among authorities,

  • Improved cyber resilience and trustworthiness of digital and cyber-physical systems,

  • Strengthened preparedness, response and recovery capabilities in crisis and disaster scenarios.

Across these destinations, ASELSAN contributes end-to-end capabilities covering the full security value chain, including sensing and situational awareness, secure communications, command and control, data fusion, decision-support systems, and trusted digital infrastructures. The company also provides strong expertise in security-by-design approaches, secure hardware–software co-design, advanced cryptographic technologies (including post-quantum readiness), and system-level assurance.

Within collaborative R&I and Innovation Actions, ASELSAN can support activities such as:

  • Definition of system concepts and reference architectures aligned with EU security frameworks,

  • Development and integration of advanced technologies and prototypes,

  • Validation, testing and demonstration in realistic and operational environments,

  • Contributions to impact creation, exploitation strategies and standardisation-oriented activities.

ASELSAN is prepared to act as a technology provider, system developer, Work Package contributor or co-leader, contributing both technical excellence and implementation capacity to consortia addressing Cluster 3 challenges.

The organisation is interested in collaborating with research organisations, universities, SMEs, industry partners, public authorities and end-users to jointly develop high-impact, interoperable and future-proof solutions, fully aligned with European civil security priorities and the objectives of Horizon Europe.

Stage

  • Early - Idea stage
  • Planning - Conceptio stage

Topic

  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-01: Improving capabilities of law enforcement to counter climate-related challenges
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02: Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-03: Missing persons: prevention and investigation
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-04: Crime prevention approaches, online and off-line, tackling the nexus between addictions and crime
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-05: Enhancing the security of citizens against terrorism and lone-actor violence in confined spaces such as schools
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-06: Prevention and mitigation of misuse of synthetic biology for bioterrorism purposes
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-01: Advanced border surveillance and situational awareness
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-02: Accessible and available travel facilitation
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-03: Reliability of age assessment methods in the context of security and border management
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-01: Tools and processes to support stress tests of critical infrastructure
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-02: Security challenges of the green transition in urban und peri urban areas
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-03: Targeted innovative capabilities for the resilience of critical entities to natural and human-induced disasters, including hybrid scenarios
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-01: Designing new ways of risk awareness and enhanced disaster preparedness
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-02: Multi-hazard approach and cumulative / cascading impacts
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-03: Development of innovative tools, processes, equipment and technologies through responses to disasters and emergencies for search and rescue in hazardous conditions
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-04: Open topic on driving innovation uptake of disaster risk solutions
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-DRS-05: Climate security and civil preparedness – new ways to develop pre- and post-crisis climate-change related scenarios for a more resilient Europe
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-01: Open topic on supporting disruptive technological innovations for civil security
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-02: Demand-led innovation in security
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-03: Public procurement of innovation for security
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-04: Development of ecosystem and next-generation capabilities for a secured European Critical Communication System in civil security
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-01:Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02:Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)
  • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03:Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations

Call

  • Fighting Crime and Terrorism
  • Border Management
  • Resilient Infrastructure
  • Disaster-resilient society
  • Support to Security Research and Innovation
  • Cybersecurity

Type

  • Research and Innovation Action
  • Innovation Action
  • Coordination and Support Action

Organisation

ASELSAN

Company

Ankara, Türkiye

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