Funded by European Defence Fund

SWARM-C3 project

SWARM-C3 aims to develop a novel Concept of Operations for the management of
multi-X swarms of autonomous uncrewed systems.

The goal of the project is to develop an operational concept that enables seamless cooperation between autonomous swarms

The project unites leading European experts to advance the efficient coordination of drones and other autonomous units in demanding operational environments. The development work focuses particularly on swarm command structures, secure communications, autonomy, and human-machine interaction.

Project Duration

2025 – 2028

The project is structured into distinct
phases to support the development and
validation.

Consortium

Participating companies

The consortium consists of the
coordinating partner VTT (Finland), Insta
(Finland), DotOcean (Belgium),
Oledcomm (France), and Wayren
(Estonia).

Funded by

European Defence Fund (EDF)

The European Defence Fund aims to
strengthen the competitiveness,
efficiency, and innovation capacity of
Europe’s defence industry and research
community.

Five partners, four countries – one shared goal

The project brings together expertise from Finland, Belgium, France, and Estonia. This exceptionally close European collaboration unites research, technology development, and operational know-how under one mission.

Press Releases

EU-funded project SWARM‑C3 launches – towards autonomous drone swarms

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Insta Advance, DotOcean, Oledcomm and Wayren officially launched the SWARM‑C3 project last week in Brussels. The initiative is funded by the European Defence Fund (EDF) and spans a three-year research period. Its aim is to develop a novel operational concept for the command and control of autonomous unmanned swarm…