Blue Bastion - Innovation projects for Maritime Security

The RHID & Blue Cluster Blue Bastion calls are designed to activate collaborative innovation projects that strengthen the protection of critical maritime infrastructure. This first call explicitly focuses on Blue Bastion Demonstrator projects, enabling rapid demonstration of potential solutions in relevant maritime environments. In parallel, Blue Bastion also comprises Research and Operational Innovation instruments, which follow a longer‑term project logic and are opened on a different schedule.  

All projects funded under Blue Bastion must align with the strategic roadmap on maritime security, which provides thematic focus areas, capability priorities, and development pathways for the ecosystem. Together, these instruments form a coherent portfolio that supports innovation from applied research to near‑operational deployment, while ensuring continuity and ecosystem impact.